The purpose of this study was to examine what effects a play- centered self-expression training program had on the self-esteem and sociality of underachievers in their fifth and sixth years of elementary school.
The subjects in this study were 40 fif...
The purpose of this study was to examine what effects a play- centered self-expression training program had on the self-esteem and sociality of underachievers in their fifth and sixth years of elementary school.
The subjects in this study were 40 fifth and sixth graders, of which 20 each were selected from A and Y elementary schools in north Gyeongsang province. 20 students from A elementary school were selected as an experimental group, and the others from Y elementary school were selected as a control group. The two groups were equivalent, and pretest-posttest control group design was adopted.
Jeon Ji-hyeon(1995)'s Play-Centered Self-Expression Training Program for elementary school upper graders, which was based on Kim Seong- hui(1980)'s Assertive Training Program, was partially modified, and the modified program was provided to the experimental group in 10 sessions during a five-week period of time, 50 to 80 minutes each, and no action was taken to the control group.
To test the effect of the program, the students took tests in self- esteem and sociality. The instruments used to evaluate their self- esteem and Sociality were Choi Bo-ga and Jeon Gui-yeon(1993)'s Self-Esteem Inventory and Lee Wui-hwan(1994)'s Sociality Scale.
The brief findings of the study were as follows:
First, the application of the play-centered self-expression training program had an effect on enhancing the self-esteem of underachievers.
Second, the application of the play-centered self-expression training program was effective in boosting the Sociality of underachievers.
The effort by this study was expected to step up the development of diverse play-centered self-expression training programs that could cater to the characteristics of underachievers and be applicable both to school and home.