School Adaptation of Creative and Non-creative Children Aged 6–7

Abstract

The issue of creative activity has been interesting for researchers for a long time, and nowadays we notice an increase in interest in this subject. School systems change; methods that were once used, are becoming obsolete, so we should look for new ones that will meet today’s expectations of children and young people. Creativity nowadays allows the child to get to know each other better, helps him or her find the right way, understand the intricacies of life. The issue of creativity in children was considered in this study in the context of adaptation to school. The research problem was formulated as follows: Is there a relationship between the level of creative abilities and the degree of school adaptation? The following diagnostic methods were used in the research: Student Behavior Sheet by B. Markowska and the Drawing of Creative Thinking by K.K. Urban and H.G. Jellen (TCT-DP). The research group consisted of 81 children aged 6–7 from two Lublin primary schools (46 boys and 35 girls). Taking into account the literature on the subject, a significant relationship was expected between the level of creative abilities in children aged 6–7 and their social adaptation. It follows from the analysis of the results of own research, such compounds do not exist in the studied group. In practice, this means that children who have high creative abilities can reveal behaviors that indicate poor social adaptation, while “non-creative” children can be assessed highly in this respect.