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본 연구의 목적은 필자가 개발한 「VPE 프로그램」(Verbal Plan and Evaluation program: 언어적 계획·평가 프로그램)이 만 3-5세 유아의 자기조절력에 미치는 효과를 검증하는데 있다. 이를 위해 이 연구에서는 통제집단에 처치를 가하지 않은 사전·사후 검사 설계(untreated control group design with pretest and posttest) 방법을 적용하였다. 연구대상은 서울지역에 위치한 어린이집 유아 만 3세 37명, 만 4세 37명, 만 5세 39명 등 총 113명이었고, 효과를 측정하기 위한 도구로는 필자의 ‘영유아 자기조절력 측정도구’가 사용되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 「VPE 프로그램」은 만 3-5세 유아의 자기조절력을 향상시킨다. 둘째, 「VPE 프로그램」이 유아의 자기조절력에 미치는 영향은 연령별로 차이가 있다. 셋째, 개인 내적 요인(연령, 성별, 지능)을 통제했을 때에도 「VPE 프로그램」은 유아의 자기조절력 향상에 효과적이다. 이러한 사실들은 만 3세-5세 유아의 자기조절력을 증진시키기 위해서는 유아교육기관에서 자유선택활동 시간에 「VPE 프로그램」을 적용하는 것이 필요함을 시사한다.
Recent neuroscience research in the brain development of children stresses that early childhood years are optimal for nurturing a healthy propensity for self-regulation. Building upon this neuroscience finding, this study investigates the efficacy of the Verbal Plan and Evaluation (VPE) program which guides young children in verbally planning, implementing, and verbally evaluating their choice of activities during free play time in terms of its effect on self-regulation development. Using the Untreated Control Group Design with Pre-and Post-test, subjects, totaling 113 children (37 children at age three, 37 children at age four and 39 children at age five) all enrolled in a child care center in Seoul, were given pre-and post-tests of Yang’s SREC (Self-Regulation in Early Childhood) Scale to measure their self-regulation. The findings of the study are as follows: First, the VPE program for 3-5 year-old improved their self-regulation ability. Second, the VPE program's effects on the children's self-regulation were different among the three age groups, indicating the influence of age on developmental capacity. Third, the VPE program improved the self-regulation of all of the 3-year-old, 4-year-old and 5-year-old children even when internal variables including age, gender and intelligence were taken into account. In other words, the VPE program is an effective program for developing self-regulation in 3-year-old, 4-year-old and 5-year-old children. Moreover, the components of the VPE program can be used in a variety of early childhood settings to encourage the plasticity of healthy self-regulation growth.
