Examining the effectiveness of education based on social learning theory in fostering self-care and social skills in school children: A randomized controlled trial.

This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a training program prepared on the basis of the Social Learning Theory for teaching self-care and social competence behaviors in preschool children. The sample of the study consisted of 41 in the intervention, 41 in the control group. Data were collected with Demographic Assessment Form, the Self-Care Skills Assessment Scale and the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation-30 Scale. Using five animated films created on the basis of the Social Learning Theory for fostering children self-care and social competence behaviors. The scores of the children in the intervention group on the three sub-dimensions of the self-care scale and the total score of the scale were found to be significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). The intervention group scored significantly higher on the self-care scale and social competence and behavior scales than the control group (p < 0.05). As a result of the research, it was seen that the applied training significantly affected the self-care and social competence behaviors in the intervention group. It was seen that using Social Learning Theory in teaching health behaviors has been effective in the learning process of preschool children. In preschool period, children learn by observing and imitating their adopted role models. Since, we suggest that health training program should be based on the stages of Social Learning Theory. Animated films that focus on the target health behaviors can be used as training tools.

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