(2025) Science and education, 2, 99-103. Odessa.

Yurii Rusyn,
Postgraduate Student at the Department of Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education,
Dragomanov Ukrainian State University,
9, Pyrohova Str., Kyiv, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4587-8189

SYNERGIC MODEL OF GAMIFIED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AS A MEANS OF CONFLICT REGULATION OF YOUNGER SCHOOLCHILDREN

The relevance of the study is due to the need to form in younger schoolchildren the ability to peacefully resolve conflicts in conditions of increased socio-emotional tension caused by military events in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and test the synergistic model of gamified social-emotional learning (SEL), which combines gaming digital technologies, emotional-reflexive practices and pedagogical mediation. The research methodology was based on systemic, comparative-historical and modeling approaches; the empirical component was implemented as a formative experiment in three schools in the city of Kyiv with the participation of 96 students of grades 2–3. The author’s scale “KIDS-Conflict 7+” was used to measure conflict competence and the CASEL-CIS questionnaire to assess SEL-competences; statistical analysis was carried out using the t-test, Mann – Whitney test and Cohen’s d coefficient. The results showed a significant decrease in the frequency of conflict incidents by 33 % (χ² = 6.12; p < 0.05), an increase in emotional regulation by 14 % (U = 402.5; p < 0.05) and an increase in the average score of cognitive understanding of conflict from 2.8 to 3.7 (d = 0.54). The integral effect of the program was d = 0.69, which corresponds to the average value. The obtained data confirm the effectiveness of the proposed model and its potential for scaling in a blended learning format, provided that teachers are trained and a stable ICT infrastructure is in place.

gamified social-emotional learning, interactive technologies, conflict competence, primary school, pedagogical mediation, QR-quest, emotional regulation

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