Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This research has purpose of investigating the influence of creative personality on dance learning flow of university students majoring dance. Methods/Statictical Analysis: This research was conducted on 331 university students majoring dance from 5 universities located in 4 cities. The survey was composed of a total of 48 items including 5 background characteristics, 25 creative personality items, and 18 learning flow items. The subjects were asked to write in self administration method. SPSS 18.0 statistical program was used on the collected surveys to conduct T-test, oneway ANOVA, correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Findings: First, self-conviction and curiosity among creative personality is higher in male than females and concentration on take at hand and loss of self-consciousness is higher as well. Also, creative personality was generally high in modern dance majors compared to other majors and loss of selfconsciousness among learning flow was shown high in Korean dance. Groups with long dance experience or more practice time showed high imagination, concentration. Second, overall learning flow can increase if self-conviction among creative personality is higher. Also, endurance/obsession, curiosity, and independence partially influence concentration on take at hand, action-awareness merge, challenges-skills balance, and loss of self-consciousness. Application/Improvement: It is important to build confidence on one’s dance and development oneself with challenge and endurance on high assignments. Therefore, this implicates that the clay education must be deviated by the university dance curriculum to actively lead students to the research study process to discover, aware, and use. 
Keywords: Creative Personality, Learning Flow, University Students Majoring Dance