The effect of Play in Education on Social Skills and Self-Efficacy of Preschool Children in the Fourth District of Tehran

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of play in education on social skills and self-efficacy of preschool children in the fourth district of Tehran from the perspective of their educators in a descriptive survey method.

The statistical population included all preschool teachers in the fourth district of Tehran who were employed in the academic year 2021, which was a total of 650 people, of which 242 people were selected according to Krejcie and Morgan table by simple relative random sampling method. The research tool included a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 55 items. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts (10 people) and its reliability was calculated and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha with a coefficient of 0.871 after a test among 30 subjects. Finally, the data were descriptive and Infections were analyzed using SPSS software.

The results of data analysis showed; According to preschool teachers in Tehran's Chahar Shahr district, play techniques in education (playing with pottery, puppet games, storytelling, and drawing) greatly affect children's social skills and self-efficacy.

Also, the highest mean among the components of the effect of game techniques in education with (3.95) is assigned to the component of the effect of playing with pottery and the lowest amount with (3.76) is assigned to the component of drawing.