Effect Of Edutainment Videos On Cognitive And Social Skills Development Of Preschool Children
- Title
- Effect Of Edutainment Videos On Cognitive And Social Skills Development Of Preschool Children
- Author(s)
- T. Akobi, C. Okeke See all items with this value
- Date
- 2023 See all items with this value
- Description
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The need for the use of edutainment videos in the teaching and learning of preschool children cannot be overlooked. Edutainment can be seen as an integration of educational content and elements of
entertainment. It is defined as the type of teaching and learning that is placed within the framework of entertainment. Edutainment videos are characterized by an electronic medium where learning and
entertainment occur simultaneously. With these edutainment videos, children may learn while having fun, which enhances their learning and has the capacity to boost their cognitive and social skills as well.
This study was therefore carried out to examined the effect of edutainment videos on cognitive and social skills development among preschool children in Gboko Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue
state, Nigeria. Four research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. The study population comprised all the nursery three preschool
children in Gboko LGA for the 2021/2022 academic year. A sample of 85 preschool children (39 males and 46 females) in four intact classes in two different preschools was drawn through purposive sampling
technique. A rating scale developed by the researchers on cognitive and social skills development was used as instruments for data collection. The instruments were validated by two experts in childhood education and one expert in measurement and evaluation from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The reliability of the instruments were 0.79 and 0.82 for cognitive and social skills questionnaires respectively using Cronbach’s alpha. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study, among others revealed that edutainment videos enhanced preschoolers’ cognitive and social skills more than the conventional teacher centred method. It was also found that gender had no significant influence on preschoolers’ cognitive and social skills
development. The result also showed that the difference between the cognitive and social skills development of the preschoolers taught using edutainment videos and those taught using conventional
teacher centred method was statistically significant (p<0.05). Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the use of edutainment videos as an instructional strategy was effective, and it was recommended among others that workshops and seminars be organized for the training of preschool teachers on the use of edutainment videos in teaching preschoolers. It is also recommended that audiovisual materials be provided to early childhood or preschool centres to enhance lesson delivery by the preschool teachers. - Publisher
- EDULEARN23 Conference See all items with this value
- Keywords
- Cognitive Skills, Edutainment videos, Gender, Preschool learners, Social Skills See all items with this value
- pages
- 0426-0435
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