Analysis of the Effect of Mind Mapping Activities on the Acquisition of Values of 60-72-Month-Old Children

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyse the effect of mind mapping activities on the acquisition of respect, responsibility, honesty, collaboration, sharing, friendship and courage values of 60-72-month-old children. The research was conducted with 30 children who received education in two separate classes of a preschool in İstanbul, Turkey. A 16-week teaching programme was carried out with the experimental and control groups using the what, where, why, when, who, how method in Turkish, drama, arts, preparation for reading and writing, music and plays and movement as integrated activities based on the teaching of values. In addition to the activities, mind mapping was carried out with the experimental group as part of the teaching of values. According to the results of the analysis, the post-test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group. In addition, a significant increase in the values acquired for both the experimental and control groups were determined.

Keywords

• Acquisition of values
• Mind mapping
• Pre-schoolers
• Preschool education
• Value education

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