The influence of paint play activities on knowledge and preference for colors in preschool children in health context

Authors

  • Yumi Tamase Kochi University, Japan
  • Takahiro Doihara Kochi University, Japan
  • Kouichi Nozumi Kochi University, Japan
  • Yoichiro Nonaka Kochi University, Japan
  • Hanae Morishita Kochi University, Japan
  • Ikuko Tsuzuki Kochi University, Japan
  • Nozomi Taniwaki Kochi University, Japan

Keywords:

Health, Creativity, Paint play activity, Knowledge of color, Preference for color

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to clarify the importance of paint play activities in early childhood education through investigating the influence of children’s paint play activities on their knowledge and preference for colors. Thirty-four four-year-old children were induced to mix various colors to create their favorite colors and to draw freely in "a tree hut", conical white monument, and in a sheet of paper. Before and after such paint play activities, the children were given a naming task which asked children to answer the name of colors, a free utterance task which asked children to answer their favorite colors, and a selection task which asked children to choose the favorite colors out of their choices.  The results showed that the children’s knowledge of color has a statistical tendency to increase after the activity and also the number of children's favorite colors increased significantly in both tasks after that. These results suggest that the paint play activities have a positive influence on knowledge and preference for colors in preschool children.

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Published

17-12-2018

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Tamase, Y., Doihara, T., Nozumi, K., Nonaka, Y., Morishita, H., Tsuzuki, I., & Taniwaki, N. (2018). The influence of paint play activities on knowledge and preference for colors in preschool children in health context. Acta Salus Vitae, 6(2), 4–14. Retrieved from https://odborne.casopisy.palestra.cz/index.php/actasalusvitae/article/view/168

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Acta Salus Vitae

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