The effectiveness of moral values teaching (through storytelling and animation) on the development of social skills of pre-school children

Mohamadi Nasrabad, Mohadese; Alavi Langroudy, Seyed Kazem; Zandvanian, Ahmad; Estabraghi, Mahdiye

doi:10.30465/FABAK.2020.4962

The effectiveness of moral values teaching (through storytelling and animation) on the development of social skills of pre-school children

Document Type : Scientific- research

Authors

Mohadese Mohamadi Nasrabad ¹

Seyed Kazem Alavi Langroudy ²

Ahmad Zandvanian ²

Mahdiye Estabraghi ³

¹ M. A. in Curriculum Development, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

³ M.A in Educational Psychology (Corresponding Author), Yazd University, Yazd, Iran,

10.30465/FABAK.2020.4962

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of moral values teaching (through storytelling and animation) on the development of social skills of pre-school children. The research method was "quasi-experimental" –factorial design. The statistical population of this study included all pre-school children of Yazd city in 2015, based on the sampling, 102 pre-school children were selected and divided in to five groups. Finally, by random selection, four groups (two boys and two girls groups) were selected as the experimental group (storytelling, cartoon) and one group as control group. Moral values were taught to experimental groups in 10 sessions through storytelling or animation. Social Skills Questionnaire (Weert, 1984) completed by parents and educator`s before and after of treatment. Data was analyzed using inferential statistics (Mancova test and analysis of variances). The results of parents’ group showed that moral values teaching through cartoon and storytelling significantly (p

Keywords

ethical values teaching

storytelling

animation

social skills

pre-school children