THE STUDY A MONTESSORI-THEMED EDUCATIONAL GAME ACTIVITY SERIES THAT PROMOTES EARLY CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE ABILITIES.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to 1) develop a series of educational game activities to develop the basic cognitive skills of Montessori-based early childhood children. 2) for working behaviors that promote basic thinking abilities of early childhood children, and 3) to compare the total mean from the assessment of early childhood work behaviors. by using a set of educational game activities based on the Montessori concept. that promotes the basic thinking ability of early childhood and 3) to compare the total mean from the early childhood behavioral assessment. by using a set of educational game activities based on the Montessori concept. that promotes the basic thinking ability of early childhood sample group They are kindergarten year 3 students at Sarasas Waited Khlong Luang School, 23 people. obtained from random sampling of classrooms using a simple random sampling method (Simple Random Sampling). The tools used in the research consisted of A series of educational game activities to develop the cognitive skills of preschool children based on the Montessori concept. Mathematics Skills Assessment Form of Early Childhood Children Statistics used in the analysis of basic statistical values. using the mean standard deviation

The results of the research found that:

1. The results of the development of an educational game activity series based on the Montessori concept. It was found that the average score of promoting the basic thinking ability of early childhood Before the class was 18.42, the standard deviation was 1.92, and the mean score of the Montessori educational game activity set. of preschool children after school was 20.41, the standard deviation was 2.64. when comparing the average scores of the Montessori educational game activities series. that promotes the basic thinking ability of early childhood Between before and after school, it was found that the Sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.003, indicating that post-examination scores increased statistically at the 0.05 level.
2. The results of a study on working behaviors that promote basic thinking abilities of early childhood children found that single, pair and group working behaviors of all 23 students had higher work behaviors after school. by using a set of educational game activities based on the Montessori concept. that promotes the basic thinking ability of early childhood 100 percent
3. The results of the comparison of the total mean from the assessment of single, pair and group working behaviors of early childhood children by using a set of educational game activities based on the Montessori concept. It was found that the single, pair and group working behaviors had a good overall average.