Effects of Integrating Household Chores into Routine Activities on Preschoolers’ Executive Function in Self-Regulation Skills
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The purposes of this research were to (1) examine the effectiveness index of Integrating household chores into routine activities, and (2) compare preschoolers’ executive function in self-regulation skills before and after the experiment. The participants consisted of 30 preschoolers aged 4–5 years, selected through cluster random sampling. The integrated activities were implemented five days a week over a total period of six weeks. The activity process comprises three steps: planning and preparation, implementation, and assessment. The progression was divided into four phases: (1) demonstration, (2) teacher-assisted practice, (3) teacher-scaffolded practice, and (4) self-directed practice. The research instruments included a lesson plan integrating household chore into routine activities, and a performance rubric for assessing preschoolers’ executive function in self-regulation skills. Statistical analyzed using an effectiveness index, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The major findings were as follows: (1) The effectiveness index of the lesson plans was equal to 0.8289, indicating an 82.89% improvement in self-regulation skills among participants; and (2) the preschoolers’ self-regulation skills after the experiment were significantly higher than before the experiment at the .05 level of significance. These results indicated that integrating household chore into routine activities can effectively enhance preschoolers’ executive function in self-regulation skills.
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หากผู้เสนอบทความมีความจำเป็นเร่งด่วนในการตีพิมพ์โปรดส่งลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารฉบับอื่นแทน โดยกองบรรณาธิการจะไม่รับบทความหากผู้เสนอบทความไม่ปฏิบัติตามเงื่อนไขและขั้นตอนที่กำหนดอย่างเคร่งครัด ข้อมูลของเนื้อหาในบทความถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของ Journal of Inclusive and Innovative Education คณะศึกษาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
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