The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of Korean traditional group play on young children's sociality. For this, the study problem is set that Korean traditional group play will have any impact on improving young children's sociality (co...
The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of Korean traditional group play on young children's sociality. For this, the study problem is set that Korean traditional group play will have any impact on improving young children's sociality (cooperativity, understandability for others, autonomy, peer interactions) and it is identified. The subject of the study was 34 young children in 'H' nursery school which located in Guro-gu, Seoul. And then respectively 17 people were placed in the experimental and the control group randomly. The measurement tool in the study was used 'Rating Scale of Young Children's Sociality'(kim Sook-kyung, 1989). After the pre-test in experimental and control groups, it was found that there was homogeneity between groups. Also, in the same way in the post-test, it was verified the effectiveness of Korea traditional play by conducting an experiment and analyzing data using the SPSS 18.0 program.
The results of this study were summarized as following.
First, the experimental group of young children applying to Korean traditional play was improved in the total score in cooperativity belonging to a sub-factor of sociality than in the control group.
Secondly, statistically, the experimental group was shown a significant difference in understandability for others, belonging to a sub-factor of sociality, compared to the control group.
Third, according to the analysis, there was a significant difference between in the experiment group and in the control group in autonomy, belonging to a sub-factor of sociality.
Fourth, the experimental group applying to play Korean traditional game than the control group was shown a positive impact on peer interactions belonging to a sub-factor of sociality.
To summarize study results above until now, this study showed that Korean traditional group play has a positive effect on improving young children's sociality. By the results of this study, I hope that Korean traditional group play will be utilized as a method for improving young children's sociality in the field of early childhood education.