The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the play using pro-social story on the perspective-taking ability and on the peer-conflict resolving strategies of aged-5 children, and to provide how to improve the pro-social ability through the...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the play using pro-social story on the perspective-taking ability and on the peer-conflict resolving strategies of aged-5 children, and to provide how to improve the pro-social ability through the play of pro-social story in the children's educational institutions.
The specific research questions were set as followings:
1. How does the play using pro-social story have an impact on the perspective-taking ability of aged 5 children?
2. How does the play using pro-social story have an impact on the peer-conflict resolving strategy of aged 5 children?
The subjects of the study were 38 children aged 5 (experimental group 19, comparison group 19). The children in the experimental group, took the playing classes using pro-social stories while ones in the comparison group, had the playing classes using living subjects.
The test tool for young children’s social erspective-taking ability by Shin Hyun-Ok(1995) is based on the study by Hudson, Forman and Brion (1982). For the test of the peer-conflict resolving strategies, the instrument by Song Mi-Sun(2001) was used, which consisted of 8 stories based on Cung and Asher's research(1996).
The study had been processed, the preliminary tests, the pre-test, the experimental treatment (10 weeks), and the post-test order. The 20 pro-social story picture books for play were chosen in reference to Lee Gi-Sook and Kang Suk-Hyun(2001), Lee Kyung-U, Jang Young-Hee, Lee Cha-Suk, No Young-Hee, Hyun Eun-Ja(2001), and Kim Young-Ok(2000). Finally 10 books were selected by 1 doctor of education, 1 teacher, and the researcher.
To assess the effectiveness of the treatment of the play using pro-social story on the perspective-taking ability and on the peer-conflict resolving strategies of aged-5 children, data were analyzed using t-test between pre-test and post-test.
The results of this study are summarized as follows:
First, it was found that the play using pro-social story was significantly effective on the perspective-taking ability. It was effective in three all sub-categories of the perspective-taking ability : Other's intention perspective-taking, Other's thinking perspective-taking, and Other's feeling perspective-taking.
Second, it was found that the play using pro-social story was significantly effective on the peer-conflict resolving strategies. The statistical significance was found in three sub-categories of the peer-conflic resolving strategies : Pro-social strategy, Self-assertive strategy, and Arbitration request strategy.
In conclusion, the play using pro-social story was significantly effective on the perspective-taking ability and on the peer-conflict resolving strategy. Thus, it is suggested that the play using pro-social story would be a good teaching-learning program of improving children's perfective taking ability and peer-conflict solving strategy.