OKUL ÖNCESİ ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN ÇOCUKLARDA MOTOR BECERİLERİ GELİŞTİRMEK İÇİN UYGULADIĞI ETKİNLİKLERİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to examine the activities applied by preschool teachers in order to develop fine and gross motor skills within the scope of motor skills in terms of various variables. The study group of the research consists of 30 preschool teachers working in independent kindergartens affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Yeşilyurt district of Malatya province. Research data were collected by interview technique, which is frequently used in qualitative research. During the interview, the answers given by the teachers were collected by voice recording and then transferred to the computer environment and a qualitative data list was created. Descriptive content analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. The types of activities, frequency and frequency and percentage distributions of the codes obtained in the definition of the problems encountered by preschool teachers in order to develop fine and gross motor skills are given in tables by calculating. As a result of the research, it was found that while there were no significant differences in the diversity of fine and gross motor skill activities originating from socioeconomic regions, teachers working in low socioeconomic regions had problems in developing fine motor skills due to environment, opportunity and readiness, and family differences. It was determined that the teachers working in all three regions had similar problems in the development of gross motor skills. The frequency of activities applied is shaped according to the regions and the interests and needs of the children. Keywords: Preschool education, preschool teachers, early childhood, motor skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills.