A study on the achievement level of social skills objectives and outcomes in the preschool curriculum for six-year-olds

AbstractThis study examines whether the objectives and outcomes related to the teaching of social skills in the preschool curriculum (for children aged 36–72 months) have an influence in social skill acquisition of six-year-old children. It was found that the activities based on the objectives and outcomes related to the teaching of social skills in the preschool curriculum (for children aged 36–72 months) were effective in the acquisition of social skills by preschool children. The difference between the children's pretest and posttest scores in the adaptation (Z=-4,205; p<,001), shyness (Z=-4,200; p<,001) and communication (Z=-4,208; p<,001) subdimensions of social skills was meaningful