The Role of Educational Games in Developing the Social and Emotional Skills Among Primary School Students from the Teachers’ Perspective

Abstract

The objective of this research is to elucidate the role of educational games in the development of social and emotional skills among students in the lower basic stage. The study employs a descriptive, relational approach. The research population comprises 4,303 male and female teachers in the basic stage, with a study sample size of 242 teachers. The sample is selected using a random sampling method, and data was collected through a questionnaire. The findings reveales that the utilization of educational games by teachers in the basic stage is at a medium level, additionally, the development of social and emotional skills is also at a medium level. Furthermore, a positive correlation is observed between educational games and the development of social and emotional skills. Additionally, no statistically significant differences are found in the responses of the study's participants based on gender.