ROLE-PLAY INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENCE SKILLS AMONG PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ATIBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated role-play instructional strategy and development of resilience skills among pre-primary school children in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted embedded design within mixed method approach paradigm. The
population for the study were all pre-primary school children in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State. A total number of 17 respondents constituted the sample for the study and which were selected using simple purposive random sampling technique. Two schools were purposively selected from one Local Government in Atiba, Oyo-State. Three research instruments were (2) adopted and (1) adapted for the study, the research instruments were tagged, 'Confidence Rating Scale (CSRS)', 'Field Note Template (FNT)' and 'Role Play Instructional Guide. Data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results of the study showed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on pre-school children's resilience skill of confidence (F(1,9) = 11.389; p<0.05,
partial h2= 0.559). The treatment effect size is 56% (partial h2x 100). The study concluded that children learn better when age and cultural backgrounds are considered. The study therefore recommended that teachers, government and parents should to help develop children resilience skill of Confidence through role-play instructional strategy, school authority should include role-play in their end of the year activities, so that the parents can have first hand experience of the efficacy of role-play.