본 연구는 스토리텔링에 기초한 유아과학음악극 프로그램이 유아의 창의성, 과학적 탐구능력, 음악적 표현능력에 미치는 효과를 알아보는 데 있다. 이를 위해 2014년 8월 25일부터 12월 12일까지 총 16주간 서울시에 위치한 M유치원과 S유치원의 만5세 유아(실험집단 19명, 비교집단 20명)를 대상으로 연구를 진행하였다. 효과를 검증하기 위해 창의성, 과학적 탐구능력, 음악적 표현능력 검사를 실시하였으며 수집된 자료를 바탕으로 집단 간 차이를 검증하기 위해 ANCOVA를 실시하였다. 그 결과 스토리텔링에 기반한 유아 과학음악극 프로그램은 창의성, 과학적 탐구능력, 음악적 표현능력 모두에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of science-music drama program based on storytelling on creativity, science process skills and musical expression abilities of young children. The subjects of this study were 39 five years old children (the experiment group, 19; the comparison group 20) for 16 weeks from August, 25, 2015 in M kindergarten, S kindergarten on Seoul, Korea. The data were analyzed by ANCOVA with SPSS 15.0 WIN program. The result were as follows. First, the result of post-test showed that a total score of creativity and its sub-scores (fluency, flexibility, originality, and imagination) were significantly higher in experimental group than comparative group. Second, the result of post-test show that a total score of scientific process skills and its sub-scores (prediction, observing, categorizing, gauging, and discussion) were significantly higher in experimental group than comparative group. Third, the result of post-test shows that a total score of musical expression abilities and its sub score with regard to fluency and imagination was significantly higher in experimental group than comparative group. In conclusion, the results show that the program has positive effects on creativity, science process skills, musical expression abilities.