The Effect of the Creative Harvest on Cognitive Representation among Kindergarten Children in Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Abstract

6. The present study sought to investigate the effect of the Creative Harvest strategy on cognitive representation among kindergarten children in Sulaymaniyah, compared with conventional teaching methods. To achieve this aim, an experimental design was employed, consistent with the study’s objectives and scope, and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the analysis. The study population consisted of all kindergarten children aged (5–6) years in Sulaymaniyah city. A sample of (30) children, both boys and girls, was randomly selected and divided into two equal groups: an experimental group, instructed through the Creative Harvest strategy, and a control group, taught by traditional methods. The primary research instrument was a Cognitive Representation Scale comprising 18 multiple-choice items. The validity and reliability of the scale were confirmed prior to administration. The intervention was implemented over eight weeks at the beginning of the academic year (2024–2025(, using material from the first two units of the kindergarten curriculum: “Me and My Friends” and “Water and Food.” Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results demonstrated that the Creative Harvest strategy significantly enhanced cognitive representation among kindergarten children. Moreover, a statistically significant difference at the (0.05) level was observed between the pre- and post-test mean scores of the experimental and control groups, in favor of the experimental group