Formation of group self-efficacy in the conditions of joint activity in preschool children

Abstract

Currently, the development of collective joint activity as a factor of group effectiveness is relevant. Preschool age is characterized by intensive personal development, which, according to many researchers, fully occurs only in a team. Adequate organization of joint activities in preschool age encourages the child to rapid socialization and develops group self-efficacy. It is important that children have an idea of their group as a whole. This subjective factor of activity effectiveness is formed in the experience of successful implementation of joint activities, in the favorable psychological climate of the children's collective. The article presents a model of a formative experiment aimed at creating conditions for the formation of self-efficacy of a group at preschool age. The author presents in detail the methodological block within the framework of the ascertaining and forming part of the dissertation research aimed at identifying objective and subjective factors affecting the effectiveness of joint activities. The article also presents the results of the formative experiment of the included observation of the joint activities of children. The author describes in detail the content of formative classes aimed at developing group self-efficacy in a children's team. The results of observation of changes in the joint activity of preschoolers before and after the formative experiment are a statement of the fact of the relationship between group self-efficacy and its effectiveness. A comparative analysis of the formative experiment showed that children from the experimental group became more active in joint activities. More than 50% of the children of the control group remained indifferent to group activities. The author reveals the relationship between the formed idea of the group as a whole and the effectiveness of joint activities among preschoolers. In conclusion, the author points out that the insufficient development of the study leaves a prospect for further study of the process of forming preschool children's ideas about the positive result of joint activity, as the main indicator of the self-effectiveness of a group of preschoolers.