Development and Proposal of Creativity Enhancement Education Program utilizing the animation "Elemental" : focusing on upper grades of elementary school

This study aimed to develop an educational program utilizing animation<Elemental>to enhance creativity, targeting upper-grade elementary school students. Based on Graham Wallas’ model of the creative process, the research process was divided into preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification stages to develop the curriculum. Additionally, in evaluating the creativity elements of the program, weights were assigned considering flexibility, originality, elaboration, and fluency as proposed by Torrance, thus allowing for a balanced assessment by considering sensitivity, suitability, and feasibility as well. The developed program, focusing on three core areas: characters, spaces, and external elements analysis and expansion, verified creative elements at each stage. Suitable creative elements were found to be applied in all areas and stages. Moreover, a pattern emerged indicating an increasing application of creative elements as the stages progressed. However, while theoretically, the study suggests the effectiveness of an educational program for enhancing creativity using animation, there is a need for further confirmation of its applicability in real-world settings. Therefore, future research is expected to provide more evidence on the utility and effectiveness of the creativity enhancement educational program utilizing the animation <Elemental>.