The Effects of Convergence Education based STEAM on Elementary School Students’ Creative Personality

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to improve creative personality of elementary school students with convergence study program based STEAM education. Creative personality is an intersection between creativity and personality. Recently creativity in education is a global trend. But personality is as important as that. Many research about creativity in education have been done, but research about personality aspect of creativity are not enough. That is STEAM education. STEAM is one of convergence study and based STEM. STEM is a convergence with Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. STEAM is adding Art to STEM. This Art means linguistic, liberal, manual, physical, fine art. Many researches about fine art in edu, music in edu, physical in edu, and etc. indicate that art exert a favorable influence on personality of students. So, Art of STEAM will develop creative personality of elementary school students.