Effect on the Using of Educational and Performance Measurement Origami Tool on the Students’ Creativity and Self-Esteem of Fourth Grade Elementary School Girls

One of the most important needs and capitals of every human during his life is to have self-esteem and creativity. This research has investigated the effect of origami training tools on the creativity and self-esteem of female students Yazd city. This research was of quasi-experimental type in two stages of pre and post tests and in two groups of test and control. The statistical population included 4th grade female students in District 2 of Yazd city, and samples of 30 qualified volunteers were selected and replaced in two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was trained for 9 sessions of 30 minutes. The control group did not receive any training. The tools were Torrance Form B (1981) and Cooper Smith (1967) Self-Esteem Questionnaire, which was completed in two stages by two experimental and control groups. The results of covariance analysis showed that the effects of origami training significantly increased creativity (P=0.011) and self-esteem (P<0.001). Based on the results of the present research, origami training increases students' creativity and self-esteem in answering the questions of creativity and self-esteem tests and increases students' performance. Therefore, to increase the level of creativity and self-esteem, origami training is recommended.