Impact of Symbolic Modeling on Developing the Emotional Intelligence and Ability to Solve Life Problems of the Children at Early Childhood Stage

Abstract

This present study aimed to the know impact of symbolic modeling on developing emotional intelligence skills and the ability to solve the life problems of children. The study used the semi-experimental method, the study population consisted of all elementary classes at Al-Hussein Ben Talal University school in Ma'an Governorate, and children were distributed in a random way to two groups: the control group and the experimental group. A group of results has been reached, the most prominent: the promises of differences with statistical significance at level (µ<0.05) between means degrees of the control and experimental groups children in the post-application in favor of the experimental group in emotional an intelligence test, also the presence of differences with statistical significance between the pre and post measures for the experimental group in favor of the post measure in problems solving test of the children. In light of these results, a group of recommendations was introduced, the most important assuring the importance of using the symbolic modeling strategy by the female teachers with the children due to its positive impact on developing emotional intelligence skills and the ability of the children to solve life problems, and the necessity for engaging the kindergartens' female teachers in development courses about how to prepare and use this strategy, and conducting studies focusing on the effective role of the family in training their children on how to be characterized by the emotional intelligence and problems solving skills.