Harnessing Children's Play to the Business of Learning.

Stott, Denis H.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Harnessing Children's Play to the Business of Learning

Stott, Denis H.

Oxford Review of Education, 4, 1, 65-76, Mar 78

Suggests that children will be motivated to learn if they are taught by educational games. Games emphasize the importance of the learning process, minimize the humiliation of failure, and capture children's interests. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Childrens Games, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Learning Experience, Learning Motivation, Literature Reviews, Problem Solving

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