Development of Social Behavior in Early Childhood through a Project Approach Learning Experiences on Community Learning Resources : A Case Study of Wat Don Tal School, Suphanburi Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study the relationship between young  children's interaction behavior  before  and  after participating  project approach experiences about community learning resources; and 2) to compare young  children's interaction behavior before and after participating project approach experiences about community learning resources The research methodology used in this study is a quasi-experimental design. The population of this research consists of 10 preschool children in the third grade at Watdontal School, Suphanburi Province. The research instruments included 1) Project approach Experience Planing for community learning Resources ; and 2) an observation form for young children’s interaction behavior. The experiment was conducted over a period of eight weeks. The statistics used for data analysis included mean, standard deviation, the Chi – square test, and the difference test.

The research results found that 1) the interaction behavior of early childhood children before and after the project approach experiences plan regarding learning resources in the community were related and Statistical significance at .05 and 2) The interaction behavior of early childhood children after the project approach experiences plan regarding learning resources in the community was higher than before the experience, both overall and classified by aspect.