Observation Instrument to Evaluate Early Childhood Educator’s Teaching Strategies using Creative Arts

Abstract

This paper aims to develop an observation instrument items to evaluate early childhood educator’s teaching strategies using creative arts to enhance children’s holistic development. This instrument has three categories. The first is that the use of the creative arts technique in the teaching that encompasses drama, puppetry, music, dance and visual arts. Secondly, the suitability of the creative arts technique with the teaching objectives encompasses communication, creativity, problem solving, curiosity and exploration. Thirdly, the creative arts teaching technique and children’s holistic development covering language, emotion, social, physical, cognitive, creativity, spirituality, attitude and values. Every item in every category has four Likert scale. It is hoped that every item of observation developed can be used to assess the execution of the creative arts technique in the teaching strategy to help the holistic development of the children.

Authors and Affiliations

Loy Chee Luen, Nordin Mamat, Nor Mashitah Mohd Radzi, Sopia Md Yassin

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  • EP ID EP610178
  • DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i4/2898
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Loy Chee Luen, Nordin Mamat, Nor Mashitah Mohd Radzi, Sopia Md Yassin (2017). Observation Instrument to Evaluate Early Childhood Educator’s Teaching Strategies using Creative Arts. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(4), 870-880. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-610178