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Children's Creative Thinking Abilities and Social Orientations in Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care
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Nikkola, Teemu; Reunamo, Jyrki; Ruokonen, Inkeri – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The study presented in this article is part of a larger study called Progressive Feedback (blogs.helsinki.fi/orientate), which is an early childhood education and care (ECEC) research and development project. The aim of this article is to find out: (1) how children's tested creative thinking abilities, fluency, originality and imagination…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Imagination
Vygotsky's Theory In-Play: Early Childhood Education
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Smolucha, Larry; Smolucha, Francine – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
According to Lev S. Vygotsky (1896-1934), the highest levels of abstract thinking and self-regulation in preschool development are established in "pretend play using object substitutions." An extensive research literature supports Vygotsky's empirical model of the internalization of self-guiding speech (social speech > private speech…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Early Childhood Education, Abstract Reasoning, Self Control
Using Music to Promote Children's Thinking and Enhance Their Literacy Development
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Salmon, Angela – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
In an effort to understand how children's literacy is affected by their life experiences, this article analyses the natural disposition of children to engage in musical activities that connect them to previous experiences and allow them to build new thoughts. Music is inherent to children's experiences and is related to sounds heard everyday,…
Descriptors: Music, Creative Writing, Action Research, Imagery
Creativity: The Imagination Condition.
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Mellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Examines the differences between imagination, creativity, and fantasy, and presents the relationship of imagination to creativity. Suggests that the basic distinction between imagination and fantasy is that while imagination is related to reality, fantasy is related to unreality. The link between imagination and creativity lies in the opportunity…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Creativity
The Values of Dramatic Play in Children.
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Mellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
A review of the research on dramatic play indicates that it provides personal expression and catharsis of inner desires; helps the child to distinguish between reality and fantasy; provides for children's social adaptation; provides a dynamic for learning; and enhances creativity through interaction, transformation, and imagination. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Relationship between Playfulness and Motor Creativity in Preschool Children
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Trevlas, Efthimios; Matsouka, Ourania; Zachopoulou, Evridiki – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Previous research has noted a corresponding relationship between young children's play and divergent thinking ability. This study examined how far fluency and flexibility in movement patterns' production, as indicatory elements of divergent thinking and critical thinking, are related to a variety of psychological elements (physical spontaneity,…
Descriptors: Play, Humor, Creativity, Creative Thinking