Influence of Mathematical Education in I-maths Form on the Creativity and Basic Skills of Preschool Children

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mathematical education in I-maths form on the creativity and basic skills of preschool children. Semi-experimental research design is a pre-test/post-test with control group. The statistical population consisted of all preschool children in Babol. Using a suitable sampling method, 40 children (20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group) were selected. Then, from both groups, a pre-test was performed and after the pre-test, an IT training course was conducted for the experimental group and the control group did not receive the post-test. To collect the data, the Trance Creativity Test (Form B) and the Qasim Batar Basic Knowledge Test (2011) were used. The test reliability was 0.84 and 0.82, respectively. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate covariance analysis) were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the I-maths program had a significant effect on the creativity and growth of the children's basic mathematical skills and increased the creativity and development of the children's basic mathematical skills; the results of multivariate covariance between the groups showed that the I-maths program on two components of expansion and fluidity had a positive and significant effect on creativity, but it did not affect the two components of originality and flexibility, and also the I-maths program had a positive and significant effect on basic skills (mental retention, geometry, and recognition of similarities and differences). However, the classification and ranking skills did not have a statistically significant effect. Therefore, with the education of the I-maths creativity and skills of the pediatric math base can be enhanced.