Problem Çözme Becerileri Eğitim Programının Çocukların Karar Verme Becerileri Üzerindeki Etkisi

This study aims to investigate the effect of the Problem Solving Skills Training Program on the decision-making skills of 5-6-year-old children.  In the study, the pre-test/post-test experimental design with a control group was used. 5-6-year-old 50 (25 experimental/25 control) preschool children participated in the study. At the beginning stage of the investigation process, the pre-test was applied to the children both in the experimental and control groups. Then, problem-solving skills training program was administered to the children in the experimental group three times a week for 5 weeks. Decision Making Skills Assessment Tool-Children Form was used for data collection. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in pre-test and post-test comparison. The study showed that the difference between the decision-making skills scores of the experimental group and the control group was significant (p<0,5). Based on these findings, some suggestions are offered to researchers and educators to develop the decision-making skills of preschool children.