Play as an indicator of preschool children’s social skills in the context of educational diagnostics

Abstract

The task of kindergarten teachers is to support the development of preschool children with respect to their potential. In order to do this, they need to know every single child including their development potential, limitations, interests, needs, etc. The information about children in kindergarten is acquired by means of educational diagnostics throughout the whole day.

The authors intend to present a TACR project, which involves the development of an online instrument for the purposes of educational diagnostics in kindergarten. In this way, the team of investigators respond to the current needs of educational practice, where educational diagnostics appears to be a weak part of the educational process. This may have a negative effect on the effectiveness of the education process. An integral part of the development of the online tool is practical verification in through a series of partial steps. In the paper the authors present one of the areas that will be monitored in the online application—evaluation of interpersonal relationships in the context of children’s play. The concept itself is based on educational theory and educational practice and reflects the current trends in education and the requirements of educational practice.