The Effect of Storytelling on the Theory of Mind in Preschoolers

Novia Solichah, Dewi Retno Suminar

2018

Abstract

This study aims to see the effect of storytellingto the theory of mind on preschoolers. Subjects in this study were 24 preschoolers (M = 60.62, SD = 2.41), who got informed consent from parents. The design of this study is one group pretest-posttest design, measuring the theory of mind before and after intervention. Data were analyzed with Wilcoxon signed rank test. The measuring tool that is used in this study is the scale of theory of mind. Storytelling is given daily to children for 4 weeks. The result shows that the storytelling can increase the theory of mind (p < .05), effect size (η2 = .80). Implications of this study is giving storytelling will help to increase preschoolers’s theory of mind. So, they can imagine, think, and predict the action will happen in the story next. In addition, the interaction of subjects with researcher in storytelling sessions will also be able to stimulate verbal words that indicate an understanding of the feelings or thoughts of others.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Solichah N. and Suminar D. (2018). The Effect of Storytelling on the Theory of Mind in Preschoolers.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS, ISBN 978-989-758-435-0, pages 248-252. DOI: 10.5220/0008587802480252

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icp-hesos18,
author={Novia Solichah and Dewi Retno Suminar},
title={The Effect of Storytelling on the Theory of Mind in Preschoolers},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,},
year={2018},
pages={248-252},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008587802480252},
isbn={978-989-758-435-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Psychology in Health, Educational, Social, and Organizational Settings - Volume 1: ICP-HESOS,
TI - The Effect of Storytelling on the Theory of Mind in Preschoolers
SN - 978-989-758-435-0
AU - Solichah N.
AU - Suminar D.
PY - 2018
SP - 248
EP - 252
DO - 10.5220/0008587802480252