The Effects of Origami Training on Creativity and Visual-motor Integration in Preschool Children
Soisuda Imaroonrak MSc1, Patchawan Phunwutikorn MSc1, Sucheera Phattharayuttawat PhD1, Thienchai Ngamthipwatthana MD1, Thanayot Sumalrot PhD1, Natchaphon Auampradit MSc1
Affiliation : 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : This research aimed to examine the effects of Origami Training on the level of creativity and visual-motor
integration of pre-school children.
Materials and Methods : The subjects were pre-school children at the age of 5 years. Sixteen participants met the inclusion
criteria were divided into experimental group and control group. Each group consisted of 8 participants. The experimental
group participated in Origami Training program, whereas the control group received daily regular activities. Origami training
program was conducted in 25 sessions. Each session was operated in 30 minutes, 5 days a week and 5 weeks consecutively.
This research compared creativity and visual-motor integration scores before and after participating in Origami training of the
experimental group and compared those scores between the experimental and control group. Subjects’ creativity and visual-
motor integration were assessed by Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production [TCT-DP] and The Developmental Test
of Visual-motor integration, 6th edition [VMI 6th] respectively.
Results : The results of the present study revealed statistically significant differences between the experimental group (mean
+ SD = 29.9+5.9) and the control group’s (mean + SD = 17.9+2.3) posttest creativity scores, and between the experimental
group (mean + SD = 118.9+8.2) and the control group’s (mean + SD = 104.6+4.7) posttest visual-motor integration scores
(p<0.01).
Conclusion : These findings suggested that the Origami Training program may help improve creativity and visual-motor
integration in pre-school children.
Keywords : Origami, Creativity, Visual-motor integration, Pre-school children
