The Results of the Open-Ended Storytelling Activities with the R-C-A Question Techniques to enhance Problem-Solving Skills of Preschool Children

Abstract

             The purpose of this research were: 1) develop open-ended activity plan with the R-C-A question technique to enhance problem-solving skills in preschool children, and 2) compare the problem-solving skills of preschool children before and after participating in the open-ended storytelling activity with the R-C-A question technique. The sample consisted of 26 student, aged 5-6 years, studying in Kindergarten 3/1, the first semester of the academic year 2022, at Nongkham Witthayakarn School, Chum Phae District, Khon Kaen Province, under the jurisdiction of the Khon Kaen Primary Education Service Area Office, District 5. Which is obteained by cluster random sampling. The research tools used in this study include: 1) 24 open-ended storytelling activity plans combined with the R-C-A question technique, and 2) a situational problem-solving skills assessment comprising 10 situations. The statistical analysis of the data involved calculating the mean, standard deviation, and using the Dependent Samples t-test. The data analysis was conducted using pre-existing software.
             The research result found that:
             1. The average appropriateness score of the open-ended storytelling activity plan combined with the R-C-A question technique is 4.77, indicating the highest level of suitability.
             2. The problem-solving skills of preschool children in Kindergarten 3/1 significantly improved after participating in the open-ended storytelling activity along with the R-C-A question technique, compared to before the activity, at a statistical significance level of .05.