Students Social Development Through Peer Interaction at Early Childhood Level

Authors

  • Shahzad Muhammad Asif Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore – Vehari Campus, Pakistan Author
  • Zainab Naveed MS Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan Author
  • Ali Muhammad Qasim Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan Author

Keywords:

Social development, peer interaction, early childhood education

Abstract

The study explored students’ social development through peer interaction at early childhood level in district Vehari. The major objective of the study is; to find out students social development through peer interaction at early childhood education. All teachers who are teaching to early childhood classes at primary schools in district Vehari were the population of the study. A sample of four hundred primary school teachers were selected from the population of the study. Frequency, mean score and standard deviation were used as statistical techniques. Data was collected through questionnaire and it has fifteen items in total. After analyzing data it was found that students enjoy school with friends because they understand their peers’ feelings and also express their feeling to their classmates. It is also found that students do socialize with their classmates at early childhood level. The study concludes that students enjoy school with friends due to early childhood environment while early childhood experience boosts academic enthusiasm and supports of classmates.

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2022-12-01

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