The Effectiveness of Educational Method of High Scope on Creativity and Social Skills of Preschoolers

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Science, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Educational Science, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

10.22034/jmpr.2025.20503

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine of educational method of High Scope effectiveness on creativity and social skills of preschoolers. The statistical population of the research includes all the 4 and 5-year-old preschoolers of Tabriz during 2019-2020. The sample included 40 preschoolers that 20 people were selected as the experimental group and 20 people as the control one by convenience non-Random Sampling. Data was collected in the framework of semi-experimental research design of pre-test, post-test with control group kind and by performing Torrance test, form B (pictorial one) and Gresham & Elliot' social skills test (SSRS). After holding educational of High Scope course for three months and data analysis with ANCOVA, the results showed that the educational method of High Scope were effective on creativity and social skills of new learners.

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Journal of Modern Psychological Researches
Volume 20, Issue 79
October 2025
Pages 163-174

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  • Receive Date: 07 August 2022
  • Revise Date: 03 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 07 October 2022

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