The Impact of Organising Six-Year-Old Children into Groups on their Collaboration in Achieving Goals

Abstract

Th is article is aimed at presenting the results from research. Th e aim of the research was to verify whether children organized in groups work more eff ectively in achieving a common goal.Th e research method employed was that of a social experiment under natural conditions, with the parallel groups technique. Th e research group consisted of 100 six-year-old children over the course of two school years from two public kindergartens in the same location of a single town. Th e assumption was that the frequency of collaboration would be higher at the end of the school year for children organised by teachers into groups in order to achieve a common goal compared to children for whom this opportunity is intentionally not created by their teachers. Th e assumption was confi rmed for the methods in which collaboration was manifested:Th e assumption was confi rmed for manifestations of cooperation: continuous, eff ective communication; helping a friend; praise, encouragement. Th e following was not confi rmed: expression of one's own opinion/proposal; engagement in the achievement of a common goal.