The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a structured, playful activity program on the development of social skills in kindergarten children during break time in the schoolyard. Twenty eight boys and thirty two girls aged from 5 to 6 years old consisted the sample of the present study. The participants were randomly divided into two groups the treatment and the control group respectively. The experimental group participated in a 4 weeks playful program while control group didn’t participate in any kind of structured activity. Data were gathered through observations and videotaped recordings of the students in the schoolyard during breaks. The researcher coded children’s behaviours from video recordings and completed the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) for each child, before and after interventional program. Results demonstrated that there was statistically significant difference between the degree of development in students’ social skills during breaks and their participation in a structured programme of playful activities in the schoolyard.

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结构化游戏计划对幼儿园儿童社交技能的影响

本研究的目的是检查结构化、有趣的活动计划对幼儿园儿童在校园休息时间发展社交技能的影响。28 名男孩和 32 名女孩组成了本研究的样本，年龄在 5 至 6 岁之间。将参与者随机分为两组，分别为治疗组和对照组。实验组参加了一个为期 4 周的趣味活动，而对照组不参加任何形式的结构化活动。数据是通过学生在课间休息时的观察和录像来收集的。研究人员从视频记录中对儿童的行为进行编码，并在干预计划之前和之后为每个儿童完成社交技能评估系统 (SSRS)。