Çocukların Dış Mekânda Oyun Oynama Eğilimlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 60-72 aylık okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının oyun oynama eğilimlerini belirlemek ve oyun oynama eğilimlerini dışarıda oyun oynama sıklıkları ve oyun oynama şekilleri (tek başına, yetişkinle veya akranla) değişkenleri açısından incelemektir. Ek olarak, pandemi sürecinde çocukların oyun oynama sıklığında değişim olup olmadığı ve ebeveynlerin çocuklarının oyunlarına katılıp katılmadıkları incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada betimsel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 60-72 aylık okul öncesi dönem çocukları ve bu çocukların ebeveynleri oluşturmaktadır. Toplamda 132 çocuk ve ebeveynlerine ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Genel Bilgi Formu ve Çocuklar İçin Oyun Oynama Eğilimi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde veri seti normal dağılım göstermediği için non-parametrik analiz yöntemlerinden Kruskal Wallis ve Mann-Whitney U testleri uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, araştırmaya katılan çocukların oyun oynama eğilimlerinde incelenen değişkenler açısından anlamlı bir farklılaşma tespit edilmemiştir. Öte yandan, ebeveynlerden alınan yanıtlar doğrultusunda, araştırmaya katılan çocukların büyük çoğunluğunun dışarıda oyun oynama sıklıklarının COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde azaldığı ve ebeveynlerin çocuklarının oyunlarına çoğunlukla katıldıkları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Oyun oynama eğilimi
• Dış mekân oyunları
• Okul öncesi dönem
• COVID-19

Investigation of Children’s Playfulness Outdoors

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the playfulness of 60-72-month-old preschool children and to examine their playfulness in terms of the variables of frequency of playing outside and the way they play (alone, with adults, or with peers). Furthermore, the change in the frequency of children's playing during the pandemic and the participation of parents in their children's plays were examined. The descriptive survey method was used in the study. The sample of the study consists of 60-72 months old preschool children and their parents. A total of 132 children and their parents were reached. The General Information Form and the Children's Playfulness Scale were used as data collection tools. Since the data is not normally distributed, non-parametric Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were applied. As a result of the analysis, no significant difference was found in the playfulness of the children in terms of the variables examined. On the other hand, it has been determined that the frequency of children playing outside has decreased during the pandemic, and parents are actively involved in their children's plays.

Keywords

• Playfulness
• Outdoor Play
• Preschool period
• COVID-19

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