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Peer reviewedTegano, Deborah W.; And Others – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Summarizes three studies on the effects of physical environment on preschool children's play and cognitive development, and discusses implications for classroom design. Notes that size of play area, and the extent to which the size of structures in that area was proportional to children's size, affected the rate at which children entered complex…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Download full textBika, Anastasia – 1995
This research examined the extent to which 2.5- to 5-year-old children in three Kindergarten classrooms in Thessaloniki, Greece could be taught about the use of classroom space and equipment. The study combined the theoretical perspectives of Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, and Frangos with the views of theater director Peter Brook. Mixed-age groups of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Furniture, Cognitive Development
