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The aim of this study is to research the influence of creative thinking techniques programs on young children's self-directed learning ability. My first intention was first look over previous research done on this topic; however, since there were only were few studies concerning young children's sel...

The aim of this study is to research the influence of creative thinking techniques programs on young children's self-directed learning ability. My first intention was first look over previous research done on this topic; however, since there were only were few studies concerning young children's self-directed learning ability and none on the influence of creative thinking technique programs, the purpose of this study was stated as above. The subject of this study were three children aged five (Korean age seven), who participated once a week in a creative thinking techniques program for over a year. With the permission of the children's parents, these children's growth and development of their self-directed learning ability was researched and is being presented through class observation diaries, checklists and class activity results. The results of this study are as follows. The creative thinking techniques program influenced the following areas of the children's self-directed learning ability: "openness for learning opportunities", "self-conception as an effective learner", "love and motivation for learning", "self-initiative in learning", "responsibility for one's learning", and "creativity in learning". There was no significant change in the children's future-oriented self-knowledge from the beginning of the study to the time of completion. However, the children in this study were greatly influenced in their self-directed learning ability through this creative thinking techniques program. Since the future generations of young children will all need (new) creative thinking techniques, it will be necessary to broaden the scope of this type of research.