چکیده مقاله
The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of educational group games on the development and improvement of social skills among primary school students in a boys’ private elementary school Social skills, defined as a set of learned behaviors that enable individuals to interact with others in ways that elicit positive responses and avoid negative ones, are a cornerstone of mental health and academic success in childhood This study employed a quasi experimental design with a pre test/post test and a control group The statistical population consisted of all students at Creativity Private Elementary School for Boys during the 2024 2025 academic year From this population, 40 students who scored lower in initial social skill screenings were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to either the experimental group n = 20 or the control group n = 20 The research instrument was the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters MESSY , which measures dimensions such as cooperation, asocial behavior, narcissism, and impulsivity The experimental group underwent an intervention consisting of 12 sessions 45 minutes each, twice a week of educational group games, including role playing, rule based games, and cooperation oriented games, while the control group followed their routine classroom activities Data were analyzed using univariate Analysis of Covariance ANCOVA in SPSS 26 The findings revealed that the mean scores for social skills in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group at the post test stage p < 0 01 The results indicated that educational group games led to a significant increase in the cooperation component and a decrease in asocial and impulsive behaviors among male students Based on these results, it can be inferred that group games, due to their interactive and enjoyable nature, provide a suitable platform for practicing social norms and improving interpersonal relationships Therefore, it is recommended that teachers and educators utilize these games as a supplementary educational tool in formal and extracurricular primary school programs
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نویسندگان
Leila Sadeghi Bari
Principal of Creativity Private Elementary School for Boys and MA in Public Administration
شیوه ارجاع
Sadeghi Bari, Leila,1404,The Effectiveness of Educational Group Games on the Social Skills of Male Students in a Private Elementary School,18th International Conference on Modern Research in Psychology, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences
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