The Effects of Learning Experience Management by Utilizing Engineering Design Process with Literature to Develop Problem-Solving Skills of Young Children

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) compare the problem-solving abilities of young children before and after using the engineering design process to integrate learning experiences with literature, 2) Additionally, it sought to investigate the impact of this approach on the problem-solving abilities of young children Using a technique of purposive sampling, the study's sample group consisted of eighteen boy and girl students in Kindergarten Year 1, second semester of Academic Year 2023, ages 4-5. The following were the instruments utilized to gather the data: 1) literature 2) learning experience plans that combined reading and the engineering design process 3) behavioral observation logs; and 4) assessments of young children problem-solving abilities. The mean, standard deviation, t-test, and content analysis were used to analyze the data that was collected. The study's findings revealed that:

            1) The young children problem-solving skills assessment form has an IOC value between 0.67-1.00 with a reliability result of 0.81, which may be used for data collection; the experience plan prepared by the researcher and the expert evaluation results have an IOC value between 0.67-1.00. 2) Young children problem-solving abilities were significantly better after the experiment at a statistical significance of .05.      3) Young children were all able to listen, identify the root causes of problems, identify solutions, and communicate the outcomes that followed problem-solving.