Relationship between Playfulness and Motor Creativity in Preschool Children.

Abstract

Most previous studies have suggested an existence of strong correlation between playfulness and divergent thinking abilities, which denotes motor creativity. The current study therefore aimed to know the relationship between playfulness and motor creativity of a pre-school children sample at the preparatory schoolrooms in primary schools of the first district affiliated to Department of Education for the Wilaya of Annaba, estimated at 62.

The researcher used the analytical descriptive method, using the 1990 Barnett playfulness tool (CPS), and the Weyrck test for motor creativity as measurement tools: The study had concluded a strong correlation between playfulness and the key components of motor innovation (Motor fluency, Motor originality, and Motor flexiblity). So, the study showed that children's tendency to develop new play scenarios is linked to the growth of playfulness situations