Designing a computerized program to develop some life skills among kindergarten children in Taiz

Abstract

The current study aims to design a computerized program to develop some life skills among Kindergarten children. The study followed the Quasi-Experimental method because the study was to design a computerized program commensurate the nature of the one-group experimental method due to the small size of the sample of the study. The sample of the study consisted of (11) children aged between (5-4) years in the first stage of kindergarten in Isbeel Lilmawhubeen Kindergarten. The study implemented two tools: the computerized program, which was designed and prepared by the researcher, and a scale for life skills prepared by the researcher, too. The study concluded that the computerized program prepared was effective in developing some of the life skills. There were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤0.05) between the mean scores of the sample members on the scale for life skills used in the current study in the pre-measurement, the post-measurement, and the follow-up measurement, in favour of the post-measurement and the follow-up measurement. This study supported multimedia usability to provide children with good attitude and good behaviour towards the reduces learning efforts and time. Learning online should be supported to bring learning outcomes and learning quality together.