The Degree of Use of Educational Games and their Relationship to Creative Thinking in Kindergarten Children, According to the Assessment of Kindergarten Teachers in Zliten

Abstract

The study aims to reveal the relationship between the use of educational games and creative thinking in kindergarten children according to the estimates of kindergarten teachers in the city of Zliten, to identify the degree of use and the importance of educational games at the kindergarten stage, and to determine the main obstacles faced by kindergarten teachers in using educational games at the kindergarten stage in the city of Zliten. The researchers employed the descriptive correlational method, relying on a questionnaire that was applied to a sample consisting of 37 kindergarten teachers in the city of Zliten. the study reached the following results: There is a correlation between the use of educational games and creative thinking among kindergarten children in Zaiten city. Kindergarten teachers in Zliten city use educational games to a very high degree. The level of creative thinking among kindergarten children was found to be very high. Kindergarten teachers in Zliten city face several obstacles when using educational games. There are no statistically significant differences between the teachers' estimates of the degree of use of educational games and the degree of creative thinking attributed to the variables of educational qualification and experience.