RQ1 Increase of the target language strategy Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Pre Post 15 19 25 24 14 13 8 17 18 +4 -1 +5 +1 Not all the students had higher scores in the post-test
I like doing this kind of activity. (If no, why?) RQ2 – Ss’ Perception of the program I like doing this kind of activity. (If no, why?) Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Boring Yes Embarrassing
I think two classes are enough for a week Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Yes Not enough Too much
If I were a teacher, there are some things I want to change in this program (If yes, what?) Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) No Not using science tools Do the drawings, too Not sure
I like this program than using textbook (If no, why?) Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Yes Not sure Hard to prepare for the test
This kind of activity is easy Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Yes Difficult Not sure
This program gives me less stress than the regular English class Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) Yes No
This program gives me more stress than the regular English class Kevin (7) Kate (7) Grace (9) Janet (9) Sam (12) No Don’t know what to write
Findings Most of the students enjoyed the activity Younger students are more kin on creative activities Kindergarteners found it more difficult to organize their thinking into words Students with better language ability doesn’t have creative answers all the time Students with higher thinking skills and higher first language, Korean, skill find the activity easy
Other findings Students with better language ability don’t have creative answers all the time The student with more experience of taking a test wanted visible effects rather than using creative activities all the time. Difficult to measure language skill improved related to the activity
Conclusion More affect on low level students Young students with high thinking skill had better results Creative activities can help students’ language ability improve Young learners enjoy the creative activity
Homework Design one science topic integrated lesson and use creativity enhanced tasks. Read the rest part of the chapter 8 and summarize the main creativity related concept or methods for using Math. Read two articles about using Math in English lessons and summarize it.