Augmented RealityTechnology- Mediated Activity Plan Suggestion for Developing Preschoolers' Social Problem-Solving Skills

The main purpose of the study is to design augmented reality supported activity plans to improve the social problem-solving skills of preschool children and to have the designed activity plans evaluated by the relevant field experts. The sequential explanatory pattern from the mixed research model was used in the research. For this purpose, the study group of the research consists of lecturers and field experts who have expertise in Preschool Education, Child Development, Social-Emotional Learning, Computer and Instructional Technologies Education, working at various universities in Turkey in the academic year 2021-2022, as well as preschool teachers, psychological counseling and guidance teachers, computer and instructional technology teachers working in institutions affiliated to the Directorate of National Education, primarily master degree preschool teachers who have experience preschool institutions. While the demographic information about the study group was obtained through the Personal Information Form applied to the study group, the quantitative data of the research were collected with the Augmented Reality Supported Activity Plans Evaluation Form for Developing Preschool Children's Social Problem-Solving Skills and the qualitative data of the research were collected with the Semi-structured Individual Interview Form. Quantitative data of the study were analyzed with the Multi-Facet Rasch Analysis Model. The qualitative data of the research were interpreted by applying content analysis. In line with the research findings, it was determined that the content validity yardstick of the evaluation form was .29 and the content validity index was .87. In this context, it was determined that the evaluation provided by the raters (field experts) make a statistically significant difference. It was found that the reliability coefficient of the jury'scoring performance was 0.93, and according to this reliability value, the jury performed their scoring with a high reliability scoring value. It was seen that the reliability coefficient for the criteria in which the activity plans were evaluated was .84, and according to this finding, the evaluation form criteria had a good level of reliability. As a result of the analyses conducted, the raters concluded: M8 - Children can use augmented reality technology without adult guidance. The easiest yardstick was Visual stimuli were included through the augmented reality application in M13- Activity processes. In line with the quantitative data obtained, the three weakest and three strongest criteria of the evaluation form were interpreted by taking into consideration the opinions of 10 most strict and 10 most generous jury members.