Use of works of art in the development of emotional intelligence preschool children

Abstract

Introduction. At the present stage, the expansion of the range of interests of preschool children is a social order of society for the preschool education system. One of the important tasks of modern education is the development of various forms of personal activity of children, including the development of emotional intelligence. Modern pedagogy faces many problems of a psychological nature. One of the most relevant is the low level of emotional intelligence development. In pedagogical practice, certain difficulties of interaction with preschoolers through the emotional-volitional sphere are noted: features of internal experiences and their influence on the behavioral sphere; a vivid expression of the emotional response; emotional disorders in the form of increased anxiety and fatigue; lack of formation of empathy and empathy; unjustified feelings of fear, etc. Materials and methods. To collect the results, we used theoretical and empirical methods: pedagogical diagnostics, observation, questionnaires, and statistical processing of the research results (Pearson's chi-squared test). The study involved teachers, masters, bachelors of the Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University (Russian Federation), as well as children (N = 139), parents, teachers and heads of educational organizations. The results of the study. The program was created and tested for the development of emotional intelligence using works of art, including game-fairy tales, exercises, sketches on fairy-tale plots, and advisory material; in creating and conducting generalizing diagnostics for the development of emotional intelligence, identifying new forms of educational activities and components of the educational process. The study conducted using the chi-square test showed statistical differences (p < 0,05) in the results of the diagnostic data of the ascertaining and control stages, which confirms the effectiveness of the development of emotional intelligence of preschoolers by means of artistic works and methods of fairy-tale therapy. In conclusion, the ways to optimize and solve the problems are outlined.