Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 20 Issue 4
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- Pages.25-42
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- 1999
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
The Development of Teacher's Role Scale for Improving Young Children's Creativity
유아의 창의성 증진을 위한 교사역할 평정척도 개발연구
Abstract
The teacher's role scale for improving young children's creativity is designed for both teacher self-rating and observer rating. Content validity was determined by 5 experts who defined the domains of specific content. Construct validity was obtained by the self-ratings of 404 teachers of 3- to 5-year-old children. Five factors using 38 items of the original 59 were found to be related to the teacher's role in improving young children's creativity. The factors were Indulgence and Perseverance, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration, and Fluency. Convergent validity was confirmed by positive correlations of the Teacher's Role Scale with the Teacher's Creativity Test of the Korean Institute for Research in the Behavioral Sciences. For internal consistency, Cronbach
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