Abstract

Introduction: The present study was carried out with the aim of determining the ‎effectiveness of training origami on increasing the creativity of 5-6-year-old preschool ‎children in Khomeinishahr county.‎ Research method: The research was of a semi-experimental research type. The studied ‎population was the preschool students in Khomeinishahr county. Among the ‎elementary schools of Khomeinishahr county, finally, 30 people were selected by ‎cluster sampling. In terms of research design, 15 people were replaced in the control ‎group and 15 in experimental group. For the experimental group, the interventions ‎related to training origami were presented, while the control group did not receive any ‎training. In thid study, Abedi’s creativity test was used to assess children’s creativity ‎and the results were analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance.‎ Findings: The findings indicated that origami training has significantly increased the ‎creativity of children (P<0.0001). Additionally, in examining the sub-scales of ‎creativity, the findings also indicated that origami training has significantly improved ‎the fluidity (P<0.0001), intellectual expansion (P<0.003), innovation (P<0.0001) and ‎flexibility ‏‎(P<0.0001).‎ Conclusion: The results of this study showed that origami training affects the different ‎components of creativity and can be used to increase the creativity of children‎‎‎‎.