Development of Psychological Course Based on Social Stories and 4MAT Method to Enhance Preschool Students’ Emotional Intelligence in Hancheng Jiada School
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Background and Aim: The emotional intelligence of preschoolers has a significant impact on their social interactions, scholastic achievement, and general well-being, making it vital for their overall development. Developing emotional intelligence in young children can be challenging, especially in traditional school environments. The objective of this study was to (1) develop a psychological course based on social stories and the 4MAT method to enhance preschool students’ emotional intelligence, (2) compare preschool students’ emotional intelligence before and after implementing through psychological course based on social stories and 4MAT method, and (3) study the learning progression of preschool students’ emotional intelligence who learned through psychological course based on social stories and 4MAT method each time.
Materials and Methods: This study used a cluster sampling method with 30 kindergarten students of Hancheng Jiaoda School, People’s Republic of China. The experimental design adopted in this study was a group pretest-posttest design and the equivalent time-sample design. The research instruments were 1) 8 lesson plans, 2) a Test for assessing preschool students’ emotional intelligence (Knowledge), and 3) an Observation form for assessing preschool students’ emotional intelligence (Behavior). The data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation the t-test for a dependent sample, and one-way Repeated Measures ANOVA.
Results: The results of the study were as follows: 1) The psychological course to enhance preschool students’ emotional intelligence consisted of the principle, objective, content, instructional strategy, materials, and evaluation. 2) After implementing social stories and 4MAT learning, the student’s emotional intelligence was higher than before (t=8.317 p = .001). 3) The students’ emotional intelligence increased in the four tests after the psychological course with the F-test statistic (F=6255.071, p=.001), which was less than .05, indicating that there were statistically significant differences in the mean values of the four times emotional intelligence tests.
Conclusion: The innovation of this research was: 1) The course components consisted of six components. 2) The instructional strategy to enhance preschool students’ emotional intelligence had 7 steps: Step 1: personalization, step 2: engagement, step 3: application, step 4: creativity, step 5: visual Support, step 6: progress monitoring, and step 7: Inclusivity.
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