EFFECTIVENESS OF GAMIFIED TEACHING BASED ON PIAGET'S FOUR TYPES OF GAMES TO DEVELOPING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN CHONGQING, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) To study the effectiveness of gamified teaching based on Piaget's four types of games to young children in Chongqing, China. 2) To study the level of interest in Piaget's four types of games among young children in Chongqing, China. 3) To compare interest in Piaget's four types of games among young children in Chongqing, China. This research was quantitative research. The conceptual framework of cognitive development. The population consists of 4012 teachers from 120 kindergartens in Chongqing, China. The samples were 351 teachers determined by Krejcie and Morgan tables. The research instrument was a 5 rating scale questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, variance, and correlation. The research results revealed that: 1) effectiveness of gamified teaching based on Piaget's four types of games to development for young children in Chongqing, China as a much level. When considering each aspect from high to low including praising its mental health and physical development, can develop young children's ability to perceive, ability to develop and enhance young children's senses, motor abilities, body control and coordination. 2) The level of interest in Piaget's four types of games as a whole was at statistically significant level of .01.