Experimental work on the development of mental operations in older preschool children

Abstract

In this article, we describe our experimental work on the development of mental operations in older preschool children of the Municipal Preschool Educational Institution № 48 «Energetik» in Neryungri. This study was conducted in three stages (Primary diagnosis, formative experiment, control diagnosis). The reliability of the results obtained at the control stage was verified using the mathematical method of the Wilcoxon T-test. An analysis of the scientific literature on the topic of the study showed that mental operations develop on the basis of experience, interaction with the outside world, games and learning. Thinking in children is the most important process of cognitive activity, it also opens up something new in a seemingly familiar object or phenomenon [7]. Given that each child is unique, and the level of development of thinking is different, as well as time does not stand and moves forward, it is important to create a flexible and adapted program that can effectively support the development of mental operations with different levels of abilities. Based on the generalized psychological and pedagogical experience of specialists, the analysis of methodological materials, we have compiled a psychological and pedagogical program «World of experiments», which was tested at the 2nd stage of the study.