Development of voluntary behaviour of senior preschool children using gamification in physical education lessons

Abstract

The article examines the issue of voluntary behaviour as a process aimed at personality development that contributes to the formation of skills necessary for learning at school. Voluntary behaviour manifests itself in various aspects of a child’s life, including play activity. Playing children learn to regulate their behaviour. Games with rules acquire a special role, using game rules children have to act purposefully and overcome difficulties in solving a game task. The study of the level of voluntary behaviour development in senior preschool children was carried out using diagnostic techniques. The results of the study showed that at the beginning of the research the pre-schoolers had low indicators of voluntary behaviour. Therefore, a complex of outdoor games with rules was selected for voluntary behaviour development in senior pre-schoolers since they contain a number accompanying conditions that increase voluntary behaviour.