This study was investigated to utilize polarizing character using character education books to improve the pro-social behavior. This study intends providing basic material for pro-social behavior development in early childhood education using characte...
This study was investigated to utilize polarizing character using character education books to improve the pro-social behavior. This study intends providing basic material for pro-social behavior development in early childhood education using character education picture books.
To solve above research topics, the following research problem was set in this study,
1. How are the impacts using character education books of polarizing activity in children pro-social behavior?
1-1) How are the impacts using picture books of polarized activities and personal emotion regulation skills of children ?
1-2) How are the impacts using picture books of polarized activities and ability to form interpersonal relationships of children ?
1-3) How are the impacts on their ability to adapt using picture books for toddlers and preschool polarizing activity ?
To solve research problems as described above, the following research was studied for total of 48 children who are divided into two groups. One is 24 children of 4 years old in the kindergarten in North Jeolla, the others are the experimental group of 24 children.
The 'Skill Situations Measure by Mc Ginnis and Goldstein (1990) was used for research tool of pro-social behaviors and pre-tested and modified by Wonyoung Lee, Chanok Park and, Younghee Noh (1993)
For the configuration of test tools include 15 questions. Individual emotion regulation skills, interpersonal skills formation, and pre-school adaptive capacity are the three major areas, and each area consists of five questions which children can easily respond and understand.
The first, the homogeneity of the two groups was confirmed through pre-test, t-validation of the two group's pro-social behavior
The second, from 18 March 2013 until 10 May 2013 for the experimental group using picture books and polarized character education activities were carried out for 8 weeks, compared to the general group enjoy living curriculum integration activities, afterwards, post-test was conducted.
Third, the polarized character education activities conducted using picture books and from 13 May 2013 until 16 May 2013 for two groups conduct post-test using SPSS 18.0 program to learn the difference between the groups for the independent sample t-test.
The results of the impact using character education books polarizing activity in pro-social behavior of young children about the impact results are summarized as follows.
First, pro-social behavior using character education books utilizing polarized behavior had a positive impact on child development.
Second, character education books utilizing polarized activity of children had a positive impact on private emotion regulation skills
Third, the character education activities using picture books and polarized activites had a positive impact on the formation of interpersonal relationships of children
Fourth, a polarizing character education activities using picture books had a positive impact on their ability to adapt preschooling.
In conclusion, children through polarized character education activities and using picture books show interests on problem situation, and share their thoughts and feelings with their friends and talk freely about problem solving, and discuss each other's thoughts. Also they participated all the process of preparation enhanced by pro-social behavior using polarizing activity. Thus, character education books utilizing polarized activities can be used to promote pro-social behavior of children, as well as effective means in early childhood education in the teaching-learning methods that can be suggested.