Varenzova N.S., Nisskaya A.K. Project activity as part of educational environment and its influence on self-esteem of preschool children

Varenzova N.S., Nisskaya A.K. Project activity as part of educational environment and its influence on self-esteem of preschool children // Preschool Education Today. 2011, Issue 4 - p. 50-55.

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Natalya S. Varentsova
PhD in Pedagogy, Senior Researcher of Institute of Psychological-Pedagogical Problems of Childhood of Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russia)

Anastasia K. Nisskaya
Cand. Sci. (Psychol.), Associate Professor, Department of Educational Programs; Research Fellow, Center for Contemporary Childhood Studies, Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The authors expected that the development of general abilities, going through the mastery of project activities, influenced the development of other components of a child’s personality, in particular, self-esteem of preschool children. Children’s project activity can be regarded as a specially organized form of activity aimed at the development of general abilities of children. The survey was conducted in the senior and preparatory for school groups. As the main method of self-esteem assessment Dembo-Rubinstein technique was used. As a result of measuring the self-esteem in the senior and preparatory for school it was stated that children experienced positive impact of project activities, not only on develop of general abilities, but also on development of self-esteem.