Ben Sorun Çözebilirim (BSÇ) Programının Etkililiği: Okul Öncesi Dönemi Çocukları Üzerinde Deneysel Bir Araştırma

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of I Can Problem Solve / ICPS Program developed by Shure (1992) of those children attending preschool education programs in the age of 4-5. This program is designed to develop children's thinking skills. The most important feature of the program is that it teaches children how to think, not what to do or think in the decision-making process for problem-solving. ICPS is a comprehensive and internationally supported program that was developed as a result of more than 25 years of studies. This research is based on real experimental models from experimental methods, pretest-posttest control group design. Experimental and control groups were composed of 34 children who attend a state preschool in Balıkesir. The researcher administered 59 sessions Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills Education Program, adopted into Turkish form for preschool children to the experimental group for five months. Preschool Interpersonal Problem-Solving Test was used for data collection tool in the study. Independent samples t-test was used to compare the pretest of the groups. Split Plot ANOVA was used for comparing of the groups pretest and posttest scores. The findings showed that ICPS given to children was effective in developing their interpersonal problem solving skills.