Enhancing Early Childhood Education: Developing a Training Curriculum for Promoting Children's Executive Functioning Brain Skills

Abstract

This research had two objectives: first, to develop a training curriculum on designing activities to develop Executive Function brain skills in early childhood, second, to assess the outcomes of implementing this curriculum. The process involved four main steps: 1) examining, analyzing, and synthesizing fundamental data; 2) creating a training program tailored to developing EF skills in early childhood; 3) testing the training program with children; and 4) evaluating and refining the curriculum. The study employed qualitative analysis using statistical methods such as averaging, standard deviation, and t-test as well as qualitative data analysis through content analysis. 

           The findings were as follows: 1. The training course for early childhood educators targeting EF skills in children exhibited high overall suitability, with a consistency index ranging between 0.67 to 1.00 across various components. The learning experience plan showed a consistency index of 0.67 to 1.00. 2. The trial results of the training curriculum for early childhood educators revealed a statistically significant improvement in participants’ understanding and implementation of EF skills activities for children at the 0.05 level. 3) Evaluation results indicated the effectiveness of the training curriculum in enhancing EF skills among early childhood children based on predefined criteria.