Research Article

An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 15, 2017
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An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education

Abstract

This study is an experimental study aims to examine the effects of board games on pre-school students' problem solving skills. Sample of the research comprises the pre-school students voluntary for the research at Sakarya University Foundation College Kindergarden. Problem Solving Skills Scale was used for the research which was developed by Willoughby-Herb & Neisworth in the year 1983. As a results of Turkish adaptation study, reliability co-efficient of the scale was found .93. Pre-test and post-test which type of pre-experimental design was used in this study. Study results demonstrated that board games are significant in pre-school on their problem solving skills. The results indicated that board games are effective in preschool period in terms of supporting pre-school students' developmental tasks, providing them to express themselves freely, establishing an environment in which students develop their creativity and imagination.In addition, it is found that board games in preschool education effected problem solving skills of pre-school students.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2017

Submission Date

May 24, 2017

Acceptance Date

October 31, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Kaya, M., Tadeu, P., Sahranç, Ü., Arslan, S., & Demir, S. (2017). An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 7(3), 498-514. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.315715
AMA
1.Kaya M, Tadeu P, Sahranç Ü, Arslan S, Demir S. An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education. SUJE. 2017;7(3):498-514. doi:10.19126/suje.315715
Chicago
Kaya, Mehmet, Pedro Tadeu, Ümit Sahranç, Serhat Arslan, and Süleyman Demir. 2017. “An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 (3): 498-514. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.315715.
EndNote
Kaya M, Tadeu P, Sahranç Ü, Arslan S, Demir S (December 1, 2017) An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 3 498–514.
IEEE
[1]M. Kaya, P. Tadeu, Ü. Sahranç, S. Arslan, and S. Demir, “An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education”, SUJE, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 498–514, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.19126/suje.315715.
ISNAD
Kaya, Mehmet - Tadeu, Pedro - Sahranç, Ümit - Arslan, Serhat - Demir, Süleyman. “An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7/3 (December 1, 2017): 498-514. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.315715.
JAMA
1.Kaya M, Tadeu P, Sahranç Ü, Arslan S, Demir S. An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education. SUJE. 2017;7:498–514.
MLA
Kaya, Mehmet, et al. “An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2017, pp. 498-14, doi:10.19126/suje.315715.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Kaya, Pedro Tadeu, Ümit Sahranç, Serhat Arslan, Süleyman Demir. An Investigation of Problem Solving Skills in Preschool Education. SUJE. 2017 Dec. 1;7(3):498-514. doi:10.19126/suje.315715

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