Story-role game as means of development of social intelligence of children of pre-school age

Abstract

The article is devoted to the possibilities of the story-role game in the development of social intelligence of older preschool children. The authors analyzed theoretical approaches to defining the concept of «social intelligence». Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, the essence and content of the concepts «game activity», «social development», «socialization», «developing of social competence» has been revealed by the authors. The main conditions for the development of social intelligence in a preschooler are considered, and it is emphasized that this happens «in parallel» with the development of general intelligence. The capabilities of story-role games for the development of social intelligence in the online environment of preschool institutions are shown. The phenomenon of «play» is understood as the leading activity of a preschool child. The authors emphasize that the essence of the educational influence of the storyrole game is the acquisition and accumulation of social experience by a child. The content of the games introduces the child to a wide sphere of moral relations: care, mutual assistance, responsibility, etc. The levels of development of social intelligence of elder preschool children. The authors give examples of creating story role-playing games on special platforms (Classcraft, Learningapps, MineTest). The effectiveness of the developed complex of story-role games to increase the level of development of social intelligence in elder preschool children in the online environment is confirmed.

Key words: social intelligence; social development; socialization; developing of social competence; pre-school age; story-role game; game activity.