Teacher’s Perspective on Roleplay and Its Positive Impact on Early Childhood Education

Abstract

Early childhood education focuses on watching children's growth and development during their first five years of existence. To offer early childhood learners a holistic education, educators must meet their needs and promote their mental, physical, and emotional development. To create young generations capable of overcoming all of the issues of the future, instructors and students must collaborate to display rigorous learning that is enjoyable, creative, active interaction, problem solving, and independent decision making at a young age. The primary goal of this research is to investigate the benefits of role-playing in children's development, as well as teachers' perspectives on role-playing in early childhood education. This inquiry employed a qualitative approach. A survey was administered using open-ended questions, teacher observations, and document collecting. The study's survey of early childhood education teachers investigates how role-playing enhances children's cognitive, emotional, physical, social, and language development. The study's findings suggest that role-playing is an effective teaching approach for enhancing children's growth and development, especially in the early years. The study's findings will help not only instructors, but also schools, boards of directors, and Malaysian decision-makers build the best solution for encouraging role-play in early childhood education teaching strategies.