Effect of Early Childhood Prepatories on The Fine Motor Skills Development of Kindergarten Learner (KEY IJP************921)

• Mariel C. Castro

Abstract

Abstract This study sought to determine the effect of Prefatory Approach on the fine motor skills development of the kindergarten learners. This study made use of quasi-experimental research design, which is a non-equivalent control group pre test-post test design. Non-equivalent design is a good design when the researcher has access to one group for experimentation (Vockel 1983). The researcher opted to use this design because the subjects of the study are intact group of learners. This study was conducted in Matutungan Elementary School, Division of Davao del Sur. The subjects in this study were the 30 kindergarten learners- 15 are from section A which comprised the controlled group and 15 are from section B composed the experimental group. The composition of these two sections is heterogeneous therefore pupils of section A and B have identical range of performance. This study made use of the non-random assignment of subjects where all learners of both sections A and B were involved as subjects of the study. This study revealed that the utilization of prefatory approach has developed the fine motor skills of the kindergarten learners. It also revealed that there is magnitude of difference between the post test scores of the controlled and experimental groups. The pre-test scores of the kindergarten learners both controlled and experimental groups is at the Developing level. The post-test scores of the controlled group is at the Approaching Proficiency level while the post test scores of the experimental group is at the Proficiency level.Keywords: Early childhood, prefatory, fine motor development, kindergarten learner