The Development and the Effect of A Preschool Teacher Training Program for Pretend Play Competence

Abstract

This study developed a teacher training program aimed at promoting preschool teachers' competence in relation to pretend play and examined its effects on the teachers' knowledge, efficacy and interaction in pretend play. Regarding the learner's job characteristics and conditions, a small group session of 90 minutes per week was conducted for 8 weeks. To examine the effects of this program, the researcher collected data on the teachers' knowledge and the efficacy by means of questionnaires and the teachers' interaction by observation before and after the program execution. The fourteen child care centers were randomly assigned to both an experimental group or a control group, in which 38 teachers were included. In conclusion, the pretend play competence training program for preschool teacher was observed to be effective in improving their knowledge, efficacy and interactions in pretend play. Keywords：역할놀이(pretend play), 유능성(competence), 교사교육 프로그램(teacher training program), 역할놀이 지식(pretend play knowledge), 역할놀이 효능감(pretend play efficacy), 역할놀이 상호작용(pretend play interaction).