Problem Solving and Prior Play Experience: An Observational Study.

Ayles, Fiona; Glenn, Sheila M.

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ERIC Number: EJ402829

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Publication Date: 1989

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Problem Solving and Prior Play Experience: An Observational Study.

Ayles, Fiona; Glenn, Sheila M.

Early Child Development and Care, v43 p27-34 Feb 1989

Investigated the quality of spontaneous play with sticks, nuts, and bolts in 18 children aged 44 months and the effects of this on a subsequent problem whose solution required 2 sticks to be bolted together. Children who discovered the elongation principle during play were better problem solvers than those who had not. (RJC)

Descriptors: Naturalistic Observation, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Prior Learning, Problem Solving, Time Factors (Learning)

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Language: English

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