Fostering Primary School Pupils'Ability in Innovative Silk Tie-dyeing A Research and Implementation Project

摘要

Silk tie-dyeing is an intangible cultural heritage program carried out by our primary school,through the school-based curriculum of Silk Tie-Dyeing.On the basis of living heritage,we have conducted a study of ways to foster pupils' innovative ability through teaching.The study consists of three stages progressing from lower to higher grades.In the lower grades,our goal was to achieve acceptance of silk tie-dyeing through cognitive structure migration,in order to prepare the pupils for innovation in the living heritage of the craft.The goal for the intermediate grades was identification with silk tie-dyeing,by encouraging pupils to come up with innovative ideas through divergent thinking.In the higher grades,pupils put silk tie-dyeing to free practice,thereby gaining insight through the creation process.The program is conducted in conjunction with another intangible cultural heritage project,the Xiaoxiang Sanxun"Hand Woven Fabric" project.The combination has further enhanced the children's innovative ability.Learning silk tie-dyeing and putting it to innovative practice is more than merely introducing this intangible cultural heritage into the classroom.It has opened the pupils' eyes to free expression and fresh views,and helped develop their characters,making them more independent,more capable and more innovative.