Comparing the Effectiveness of Educational Methods of Reggio Emilia and High Scope on Creativity and Social Skills of Preschoolers in Tabriz City

soltani, mohammad; aghdasi, alinaghi; hashemi, touraj

doi:10.30495/jinev.2021.1915861.2346

Manuscript ID : JINEV-2011-2346 (R4) Visit : 486 Page: 57 - 83

10.30495/jinev.2021.1915861.2346

Article Type: Original Research

Comparing the Effectiveness of Educational Methods of Reggio Emilia and High Scope on Creativity and Social Skills of Preschoolers in Tabriz City

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

mohammad soltani ¹ , alinaghi aghdasi ² , touraj hashemi ³

1 - 2. Ph.D. student in Educational psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, iran
2 - 3. Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, iran
3 - Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2021-01-09 Accepted : 2021-10-04 Published : 2021-12-22

Keywords: Creativity, social skills, Reggio Emilia, High Scope,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research was to determine the difference of educational methods of Reggio Emilia and High Scope effectiveness on creativity and social skills of preschoolers. Data was collected in the framework of semi-experimental research design of pre-test, post-test with control group kind and by performing Torrance test, form B (pictorial one) and Gresham & Elliot' social skills test (SSRS). The statistical population of the research includes all the 4 and 5-year-old preschoolers of Tabriz during 2019-2020. The sample included 60 preschoolers that 40 people were selected as the experimental group and 20 people as the control one by convenience non-Random Sampling. After holding educational methods of Reggio Emilia and High Scope classes for three months and data analysis with ANCOVA, the results showed that the educational methods of Reggio Emilia and High Scope were effective on creativity and social skills of new learners. Further, the results of follow up test showed that the most effective educational methods on preschooler's creativity relates to the educational approach of Reggio Emilia, also, in increasing social skills, high Scope method has the most efficacy

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