BUILDING THE CREATIVE POTENTIALS OF THE CHILDREN USING CREATIVE DRAMATICS APPROACH

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      Background to the Study

Post modern knowledge society places new demands on schools all over the world; students need to be creative, have the ability to cooperate in group processes and acquire information. This is the expertise students should master to succeed in life and work in the 21st century (Dotun,  2008).  

According to  Bamidele,  (2010), intelligence has increased significantly during the past two decades, whereas creativity and creative thinking have decreased. Children's ability to produce ideas and be open to new ideas increases until they reach the age of nine and  after that, these abilities remain quite stable for about a year until they begin a steady decline. There should be more opportunities available for pupils to be active and have critical discussions instead of drill exercises and standardized testing. Pupils become less creative when they experience the pressure of conventionality (Hackbert, 2010).

1.2      Statement of the Problem

Various questions emerge from the introduction above. In this study, the researcher first aim to examine the concept of creativity and the key factors related to it. The purpose of this study is to determine the elements of a learning environment supporting children’s of creativity by combining research and theory of creativity with the theory of drama education (Bode, 2001).

1.3      Objective of the Study

This main objective of this study is building the creative potentials of the children using creative dramatics approach.  The specific objectives are to;

1.      examine the significant relationship with creativity and learning in the school

 

2.      know how children can use their creative potentials using dramatic approach

3.      Recommend and proffer solution at the end of the study 

1.4      Significance of the Study

This research study will be of immense benefits to teachers and the school administrators as it will help in discovering creative potentials in children and as well use same to the benefits of others children.  The study will also benefit parents, as it will enlighten them in building creative potentials in their children using dramatic approaches, thus boosting their performance.

Finally, it is hoped that this study will serves as a reference material for further research in this area.

1.5      Scope of the Study

This study is limited to Building the creative potentials of the children using creative dramatics approach, the period to be covered is 2013 to 2015.

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