인지놀이에 기반한 유아 정서ㆍ사회적 유능감 프로그램 개발 및 효과

Abstract

본 연구는 인지놀이에 기반한 유아 정서ㆍ사회적 유능감 프로그램을 개발하고, 개발한 프로그램이 유아의 자아존중감, 정서실행능력, 사회성, 마음이론 그리고 인지처리능력에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 유아교육 현장 적용 타당성을 검증하는데 목적이 있다. 인지놀이에 기반한 유아 정서ㆍ사회적 유능감 프로그램의 체계는 목표, 교육내용, 교수-학습 방법 및 평가로 구성하였으며, ‘자아·정서 이해’, ‘자아·또래 집중/관심’. ‘긍정적 또래관계’, ‘대안적 사고하기’, ‘갈등해결’, ‘정확한 의도 판별’, ‘적용하기’로 내용범주를 구분하였다. 개발한 프로그램의 효과 분석 결과, 인지놀이에 기반한 유아 정서ㆍ사회적 유능감 프로그램은 유아의 자아존중감, 정서실행능력, 사회성, 마음이론 그리고 인지처리능력 증진에 효과가 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

The purpose of this study is to develop an emotionalㆍsocial competence program for young children based on cognitive play and to analyze the effects of that program on self-esteem, emotional executive-function ability, social ability, theory of mind and cognitive process ability. The emotionalㆍsocial competence program for young children based on cognitive play maintains goalㆍobject, education content, teaching-learning method, teacher’s role, and evaluation system. The contents of the program wes composed of seven categories (‘understand self and emotions’, ‘focus on self and others’, ‘form positive peer relationships’, ‘create alternative thinking’, ‘solve conflicts’, ‘decide intentions clearly’ and ‘application’) and twenty play activities. The teaching-learning method was four stages : previous experience·recall, inquiry, cognitive play, and evaluation. The subjects used in this study were 52 young children whose mean age is 73.81 months from two classes in a day-care center to prove validity of early childhood practice application of emotionalㆍsocial competence program for young children based on cognitive play. In conclusion, it was revealed that the emotionalㆍsocial competence program for young children based on cognitive play is effective for promoting children’s self-esteem, emotional function ability, social ability, theory of mind, and cognitive process ability. Its successful implementation was desirable in the field of early childhood education to improve children’s emotional and social competence.