The Effectiveness of the SCAMPER Program in Developing Kindergarten Children's Skills: A Study Using Meta-Analysis

Abstract

This research aims to identify the reality of Arabic research SCAMPER program using the Meta-analysis method in terms of classifying it according to the type of study (field, theoretical), publication (publication media, year of publication, nationality of researchers), participants (sample size, sample type, type of participants, gender of participants), and method and procedures (statistical tests, tools used, method and research design used, number of program sessions, program time period, and SCAMPER activities. As well as the effectiveness of the SCAMPER program in developing kindergarten children's skills using Meta-analysis indicators for Arab research. The research concluded with a set of results, the most important of which are the following: The distribution of Arab research in the field of applying the SCAMPER program according to the year of publication extended between the years (2019 - 2023), The effectiveness of the SCAMPER program in developing skills: science fiction, creative problem solving, basic science processes, critical thinking, innovative thinking, vocabulary and oral expression skills, Visual recognition, analysis level, and creative abilities of kindergarten children,(57%) of the research, with (8) researches, was published in scientific journals specialized in the field of childhood, compared to (43%) with (6) researches published in various scientific journals