Effectiveness of Puppet Show on Preschool's Social Skills and Creativity in Maragheh City

This study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of puppet show on preschool's social skills and creativity in Maragheh city. The research method of the current study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population of this study included all preschoolers of Maragheh. The statistical sample of the current study included two preschools of Maragheh which were randomly chosen and assigned as the experimental and control groups. Puppet show was performed for eight one-hour sessions by a show expert instructor for the experimental group per a week. The instruments included Gresham and Elliott's social skills grading scale and Torrance creativity test. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results indicated that puppet show was effective on preschoolers, social skill levels (including cooperation assertiveness, self-control and behavioral skills) (p