극화놀이가 유아의 이야기 이해증진에 미치는 영향

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study attempted to explore the connection between thematic fantasy play and story comprehension of children. The study had three purposes. The first purpose was to examine the effects of thematic fantasy play, drawing, and repetition as different modes of story reconstruction training on story comprehension. The second purpose was to investigate whether the effectiveness of thematic fantasy play varies with age. Finally, the study tried to find differences, if any, between boys and girls in play treatment. Twelve children(4 preschoolers, 4 kindergartners, and 4 lst graders), attending the Korean School in Georgia, U. S., served as the subjects for the study. A 3(grade: preschool, kindergarten, and lst grade) x 3(treatment: play, drawing, and repetition) factorial design was used in the study. No statistical procedure except mean score was taken to the data analysis so as not to distain the raw data. Mean scores for the play treatment, the drawing treatment, and the repetition treatment were 8.3, 7.3, and 7.9, respectively. The play experience would seem to provide children with information about the story, helping them understand the story theme. Age differences also existed. The play appeared to be more facilitative for the preschoolers` understanding of stories than for the lst graders`. An attempt to find sex differences after the treatment, however, didn`t yield a significant result. An educational implication from the study is that a structural experience in play for young children can be an appropriate medium for story comprehension.