Play and Its Effects On Early Childhood Education A Case Study of Saramek 'B' Primary School, Belgut Dmsion, Kericho District, Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................... .ii

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................. iii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................. v

DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................................................. vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. vii

LIST OFT ABLES .......................................................................................................... x

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Background of the study ........................................................................................ 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ...................................................................... £

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................. 2

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................... 2

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................................... 3

l.6SCOPE OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................... 3

1.7SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................ 3

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................... .4

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 4

2.1 IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING TO CHILDREN ................................................... 4

2.1.1 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ...................................................................... 4

2.1.2 PROBLEM SOL YING ................................................................................... 4

2.1.3 SOCIAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE ............................................... 5

2.1.4 CONFIDENCE BUILDING ........................................................................... 6

2.2 HINDRANCES TO CHILDREN'S PLAYING ...................................................... 6

CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................................... 8

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 8

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3.1 DESIGN ................................................................................................................ 8

3.2 STUDY AREA ...................................................................................................... 8

3.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................................... 8

3.4 INSTRUMENTS OF DATA COLLECTION ......................................................... 8

3.5 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE .................................................................. 8

3.6 STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA ............................................................ 9

CHAPTERFOUR ......................................................................................................... 10

FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ....................................................................... 10

4.1. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ................................................................. 10

TABLE 1:PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS ........................................................ 10

TABLE 2:PLA YING INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM .................................... 11

TABLE 3:PLAYING IS IMPORTANT TO THE CHILDREN .................................. 12

TABLE 4: IMPORTANCE OF PLAY ....................................................................... 13

TABLE 5: PLAYING HELPS CHILDREN PERFORM WELL ACADEMICALLY 14

TABLE 6: PLAYING HELPS CHILDREN UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE

TAUGHT. ................................................................................................................. 15

TABLE 7: PLAYING MAKES THE CHILDREN LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT OF

THE SCHOOL .......................................................................................................... 16

TABLE 8: CHILDREN WHO PLAY ARE LIKELY TO PERFORM WELL IN

FUTURE ................................................................................................................... 16

TABLE 9: THROUGH PLAYING CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO SOLVE

PROBLEMS .............................................................................................................. 17

TABLE 10: THROUGH PLAYING CHILDREN LEARN TO COMMUNICATE TO

OTHER ..................................................................................................................... 18

TABLE 11: THROUGH PLAYING CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO BE

CONFIDENT ............................................................................................................ 19

TABLE 12: PLAYING HELPS CHILDREN GROWUPHEALTHY ....................... 20

TABLE 13: HOW CHILDREN WHO HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY

PERFORM IN CLASS .............................................................................................. 20

TABLE 14: BOYS AND GIRLS PLAY TOGETHER ............................................... 22