A Preliminary Study on Teacher Interaction, Teaching Methods, and the Development of Creativity in Early Childhood Within the Framework of SDG 4

Mutia Afnida, Gracia Mandira, Harlina Ramelan, Yosa Yulia Nasri, Tisna Syafnita, Ade Herdian Putra

2025

Abstract

Education in the twenty-first century faces a dual imperative: enhancing teacher–student interaction and fostering children’s creativity as a foundation for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). While active teaching practices are widely promoted, many studies suggest they remain largely knowledge-oriented and insufficiently aligned with creativity development or sustainability objectives. The novelty of this research lies in the development of a structural model that positions children’s creative abilities not only as an outcome, but also as a mediator linking teaching method, teacher instruction, and SDG achievement. Using a quantitative design, the study applied Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) with elementary school teachers in Padang, Indonesia. Five constructs were measured: teaching method, teacher instruction, stimulation of children’s creativity, children’s creative abilities, and SDG 4 achievement. revealed that teaching method significantly influences teacher instruction, but has no direct effect on creativity or SDGs. Negative associations emerged between teacher instruction and children’s creative abilities and between creativity stimulation and SDGs. Importantly, teaching method indirectly supports SDG 4 through children’s creative abilities. These findings underscore creativity as a vital bridge between pedagogy and sustainable development, while highlighting the need for less rigid instruction and stronger integration of sustainability in teaching practices.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Afnida M., Mandira G., Ramelan H., Nasri Y., Syafnita T. and Putra A. (2025). A Preliminary Study on Teacher Interaction, Teaching Methods, and the Development of Creativity in Early Childhood Within the Framework of SDG 4. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE; ISBN 978-989-758-788-7, SciTePress, pages 5-16. DOI: 10.5220/0014047300004935

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icece25,
author={Mutia Afnida and Gracia Mandira and Harlina Ramelan and Yosa Yulia Nasri and Tisna Syafnita and Ade Herdian Putra},
title={A Preliminary Study on Teacher Interaction, Teaching Methods, and the Development of Creativity in Early Childhood Within the Framework of SDG 4},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE},
year={2025},
pages={5-16},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014047300004935},
isbn={978-989-758-788-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE
TI - A Preliminary Study on Teacher Interaction, Teaching Methods, and the Development of Creativity in Early Childhood Within the Framework of SDG 4
SN - 978-989-758-788-7
AU - Afnida M.
AU - Mandira G.
AU - Ramelan H.
AU - Nasri Y.
AU - Syafnita T.
AU - Putra A.
PY - 2025
SP - 5
EP - 16
DO - 10.5220/0014047300004935
PB - SciTePress