NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Conservation (Concept)1
Play1
Preschool Education1
Problem Solving1
Symbolic Learning1
Source
Developmental Psychology1
Author
Cornelius, Cheryl Brandt1
Golomb, Claire1
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Symbolic Play and Its Cognitive Significance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Golomb, Claire; Cornelius, Cheryl Brandt – Developmental Psychology, 1977
This study examined the relation between symbolic play training and conservation in 30 middle-class nonconserving 4-year-old children. Results showed that 13 experimental subjects manifested some change in solving conservation problems after symbolic play training while only one control subject showed any change toward conservation on the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Play, Preschool Education, Problem Solving