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Vandenberg, Brian – 1978
This experiment investigates the relation of a free play experience to subsequent performance on problem solving tasks among children aged 4 to 10. Ninety children were divided into 3 age groups and were assigned in pairs of free play and non-play treatment conditions. Children were paired by block design test scores to control for perceptual…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Elementary School Students, Object Manipulation