A Comparative Study on the Effect of Teaching Methods of Demonstration Activities, Storytelling and Common Activities on Physical and Motor Growth of Preschool Children in Boroojerd city in ۱۳۹۷.

Background: Due to the different methods of teaching in the way of playing in preschools, in the present study, we try to compare the impact of different game methods on the physical and motor development of preschool students. Methods: In this semi experimental study, ۷۲ children from pre-schools were selected with using multistage cluster sampling. They were randomly assigned to three groups of ۲۴. The data collecting tool was the Ulrich's motor development questionnaire. The duration of the intervention was ۸ weeks and each week, three one hour sessions. Data analyze was done with using of SPSS۱۹, paired t-test, tukey test and ANOVA. Results: There was a significant difference in the mean of displacement score, before and after the intervention in the demonstration activities group and common activities (P۰.۰۰۱). The difference in mean of object control score before and after the intervention was significant in all three groups (P ۰.۰۵). Also, there was a significant difference between the mean score of the demonstration activities group and story telling and also demonstration activities group and the common activities in the displacement subscale (P ۰.۰۰۱). In the subscale of object control, there was a significant difference between the mean of the demonstration activities and the story telling and also story telling and the common activities (P ۰.۰۵). Conclusion: Due to the excellence of the method of demonstration activities in the promotion of physical and motor growth sub-scales, it is suggested that in preschool centers, teaching methods such as demonstration be used for teaching.

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Story telling ، Demonstration Activities ، Motor and Physical Growth ، Preschool Children