Abstract:

The aim of this study is to study the impact of the Problem Solving Skills Education Program on the decision-making skills of children aged 5-6 years of age who are ongoing pre-school education. In the study, the pre-test-sontest-permanence test was used by the experimental pattern of the control group. The study included 50 children in the 5-6-year-old group (25 experiments, 25 checks). At the first stage of the application process, pre-test application was made to children in the experiment and control group. Then the children in the experiment group were applied the Problem Solving Skills Training Program 2 times a week for 5 weeks. The research data was collected with the Decision Making Skills Assessment Tool-Child Form developed by the researcher. In the analysis of the data, in comparison of the pre-test scores, the associated samples were used for repeated measurements, while in comparison of the pre-test-final test and durability test, ANOVA was used for repeated measurements.  The study found that children in the experiment and control group had significant differences between their decision-making skills scores (p<0,05) The durability test on the durability of the training program found that the effect of the training program was continued (p>,05). In light of these findings, some recommendations were given to researchers and educators to improve children’s decision-making skills.