CREATIVE MOVEMENT AS A TEACHING METHOD IN AFFECTIVE EDUCATION
This paper is a review of recent researches, dealing with the usage and effects of the creative movement as holistic teaching method in primary school programme in Slovenia.It highlights the importance of including creative movement method into primary school lessons from psychological, pedagogical and didactic point of view. An analysis of over 200 reports made by Slovenian teachers (from 1996 to 2006), 20 diploma thesis and over 100 evaluations of students from Faculties of Education of two Slovenian Universities was made. The methodological approach was action research.It showed that creative movement method is mostly used in the first grade of the primary school in all subjects. The research lined out the general effects of the creative movement teaching method. Above all, teachers pointed out the relaxation amongst pupils, better communication amongst pupils and amongst pupils and their teacher, better attention, a higher degree of imagination, creativeness, tolerance, self-confidence and reduction of aggressive behaviour and behaviours problems. Pupils were more motivated for school work and they understood subjects better. The use of this method had also important positive effects on children with special needs.Unfortunately it can be concluded that the method of creative movement is still relatively unknown among Slovenian teachers. The reason is because holistic teaching methods are not systematically included into education for teachers, yet. We believe that better knowledge of this and other similar holistic methods is one of the key elements of affective education for reaching a higher level of teaching in Slovenian primary schools.
This paper is a review of recent researches, dealing with the usage and effects of the creative movement as holistic teaching method in primary school programme in Slovenia.It highlights the importance of including creative movement method into primary school lessons from psychological, pedagogical and didactic point of view. An analysis of over 200 reports made by Slovenian teachers (from 1996 to 2006), 20 diploma thesis and over 100 evaluations of students from Faculties of Education of two Slovenian Universities was made. The methodological approach was action research.It showed that creative movement method is mostly used in the first grade of the primary school in all subjects. The research lined out the general effects of the creative movement teaching method. Above all, teachers pointed out the relaxation amongst pupils, better communication amongst pupils and amongst pupils and their teacher, better attention, a higher degree of imagination, creativeness, tolerance, self-confidence and reduction of aggressive behaviour and behaviours problems. Pupils were more motivated for school work and they understood subjects better. The use of this method had also important positive effects on children with special needs.Unfortunately it can be concluded that the method of creative movement is still relatively unknown among Slovenian teachers. The reason is because holistic teaching methods are not systematically included into education for teachers, yet. We believe that better knowledge of this and other similar holistic methods is one of the key elements of affective education for reaching a higher level of teaching in Slovenian primary schools.