Open AccessEffect of Play Based Learning on the Development of Logical Reasoning in Early Childhood Education
Author(s) -
Fozia Fatima,
Saba Kamran,
Maham Siddique,
Sabir Ali,
Nadia Shabnam,
Rabbia Javed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
life and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-2970
pISSN - 2521-0475
DOI - 10.37185/lns.1.1.181
Subject(s) - cluster sampling , curriculum , logical reasoning , control (management) , session (web analytics) , treatment and control groups , population , mathematics education , cluster (spacecraft) , psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , medicine , mathematics , statistics , pedagogy , environmental health , world wide web , programming language
Objective: To determine the effect of play-based learning on developing logical reasoning in early childhoodeducation in Islamabad.Study Design: Quantitative quasi-experimental study and the pre-and post-experimental paradigm was used.Place and Duration of Study: The population of the current study included the students from Headstart Schoollocated in Islamabad from March 2020 to September 2020.Materials and Methods: The population was selected through cluster sampling technique. Sample size of 80students with 40 each of control and experimental group were considered le. Both the groups were taught acourse 'classification of vertebrates' in Science either through play-based (experimental group) or conventionalmethod (controlled group) in a 45 minutes session, 5 days for four weeks. A pictorial self-developed testconsisted of 6 questions based on understanding by design (UbD was used. Descriptive (percentage andfrequency) and inferential statistics were used for the analysis of data.Results: The control condition (Pre & Post) for the logical development and experimental condition (Pre & Post)was positively correlated. No effect of gender by the play-based learning in developing logical reasoning amongstudents was found in both the control and experimental group at early childhood education.Conclusion: The relationship between experimental and control conditions for the logical development byusing play-based learning was significant. The play-based activities based on the curriculum should be designed to ensure meaningful learning and long-term knowledge retention in children as it ensures a child's interest and fun factor.