Designing and compiling an educational game model with an emphasis on the development of children's interpersonal skills and its effectiveness on this skill in preschool children

The aim of this study was to Design and effectiveness of educational game model with emphasis on the development of skills in preschool children.

The method of this research was exploratory (quantitative and qualitative), The statistical population in the qualitative part included women who work in the field of child play therapy and in the quantitative part, included all preschool children in regions 1, 4, 9, 14, 18, 20 in the academic year 1398-1399. For this purpose, 30 people in the quantitative section were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. In the qualitative section, 13 experts were interviewed and 1 library document was used. The samples were evaluated by a researcher-made interpersonal skills questionnaire. Data were analyzed qualitatively using MAXQDA software and quantitatively using SPSS software.

The results showed that mental and intellectual, physical, and a combination of games are the most important games that affect the development of children's interpersonal skills. Also, the most important dimensions of interpersonal skills in children are: effective communication with others, individual abilities, and psychological adjustment. In addition,the educational game model has an effect with emphasis on the development of skills in preschool children.

Considering the effectiveness of educational games on the development of skills, it can be said that in the study period of this age group, educational games should be considered more by those in charge of planning at the macro and micro level of coaches.