Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ONLINE JOURNAL OF ART AND DESIGN, cilt.11, sa.5, ss.350-364, 2023 (AHCI)
Allowing for sense-making of a product or situation, perception is an important factor in
the act of understanding. Given that senses take a significant part in the product perception
of users, a multi-dimensional axis of the interaction of the user with the respective product
that appeals to multiple senses will be determinative. The use of the sound factor as a
design element in this study supported the child-toy interaction with visual and auditory
elements, aiming to enforce the didactic effect on the child. In order to examine the effect
of the designed educational toy on the concept development of preschool children, an
experimental design model with pretest and posttest control groups was used. The study
sample included 148 preschool children, consisting of 79 boys and 69 girls at ages between
48-60 months; who were assigned to a total of 5 experimental and 5 control groups. Based
on the statistical analysis results, it was concluded that the educational toy contributed to
the improvements in the development of the direction-location-position concept in
preschool children.