Browsing by Subject "opettajan sensitiivisyys"

Objectives. In this study, the aim is to examine whether teacher's sensitivity has an influence on children's creative behaviour on drama lessons. Critical thinking, questioning and flexible thinking are important creative skills of the 20th century. Nurturing children's creativity is a significant objective in the upcoming core curriculum 2016 for basic education. Drama's experimental, social and child activating character offers an opportunity to develop children's creativity. There exists a need for further research about drama's possibilities to foster creativity. In my second research question, I consider, how does the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), which is the observational instrument used in this study, suit in analyzing drama lessons. Methods. This study can be defined as a qualitative case study. The focus of observation was interaction between teacher and pupils on drama lessons for 1-3 graders. Four drama teachers took part in this study. The research material consists of eight videos from drama lessons of these teachers. The center of attention in teacher-pupil interaction was teacher sensitivity which was examined by CLASS. I was also interested in children's creative behaviour, which was engaged in creative action. Ratings of teacher sensitivity were examined in relation to the amount of pupil's creative working. Research material was also analyzed through elements of creative pedagogical environment. Studying former theories indicated a connection between the elements of a creative pedagogical environment and a sensitive drama teacher. Results and conclusions. Drama teachers in this study got high ratings in teacher sensitivity. I counted an average amount of children's creative working time for every teacher based on each teacher's two drama lessons. These results showed that an average drama lesson included always 50% or more children's creative working time. Based on research results in this study and former studies, we can assume that teacher's sensitivity has an influence on children's possibilities to be creative. A teacher, who reacts sensitively to pupil's emotions and needs, creates a classroom climate that enhances children's creativity.