QUALITATIVE ASPECTS IN THE APPLICATION OF THE MORAL MODEL THROUGH ACTIVE METHODS IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
QUALITATIVE ASPECTS IN THE APPLICATION OF THE MORAL MODEL THROUGH ACTIVE METHODS IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Author(s): Nicoleta-Alina Petcu-Nicola
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Preschool education, Educational Psychology, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: moral model; moral attitudes; moral behavior; teaching methods; active methods; preschool education;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we present the qualitative aspects on the application of the moral model technique through active methods in the kindergarten activities. On this line, we interviewed a number of five preschool teachers from urban and rural areas, with different teaching degrees and different seniority. Following this interview, the teachers gave surprising answers regarding the feelings that the preschoolers show after the activities in which the moral model is used, the most frequent being: empathy, compassion, joy and love. Another important aspect revealed by the interview subjects was based on the change in children's behavior during activities where the moral model is used in combination with active methods, thus they become friendlier, more understanding, patient and actively involved in the activity. All five teachers interviewed answered that it is more effective to use the moral model technique in kindergarten activities for the formation of moral attitudes and behaviors in preschoolers, compared to other types of techniques and forms of organizing activities, motivating the answer by the fact that preschoolers have constantly need models, which we have to choose carefully, and combined with active methods, the activity is all the more interesting and captivating for them.

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