Effects of Creativity-Enhanced Tasks on Middle School Students’ English Performance and Creativity

• 영문명: Effects of Creativity-Enhanced Tasks on Middle School Students’ English Performance and Creativity
• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Hana Joo
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.29 No.4, 27~50쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.31

영문 초록

This study aimed to examine the effects of creativity-enhanced tasks on middle school students’ English performance, creativity development, and perceptions of creativity and affective factors including motivation and attitudes toward English learning. The participants were 49 middle school students in Seoul, Korea. The experimental group was treated with creativity-enhanced tasks whereas the control group received traditional English instruction. The overall study was carried out for fourteen weeks. The main findings are summarized as the following. First, there were no significant differences found between the experimental and the control group in terms of language performance. Second, the experimental group indicated substantial improvement in creativity, especially regarding fluency and originality. Finally, the results revealed positive changes in students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and attitudes toward English learning. The findings of this study are expected to provide practical insights to English teachers and educators who hope to foster creativity in students by supporting a creativity-enhanced language classroom.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Theoretical Background

III. Research Method

IV. Results and discussion

V. Conclusion

References

Appendix

키워드

창의성 신장 교육 영어 수행 학습 동기 Creativity-enhanced education English performance Motivation