The Cognitive Significance of Children's Play: A Review of Selected Research.

Christie, James F.

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ERIC Number: EJ243330

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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The Cognitive Significance of Children's Play: A Review of Selected Research.

Christie, James F.

Journal of Education, v162 n4 p23-33 Fall 1980

Finds that (1) playfulness is a trait related to divergent, creative thinking; (2) allowing young children to play with objects can lead to increased performance on problem solving and divergent thinking tasks involving the same or similar objects; and (3) play training leads to short term gains in young children's cognitive performance. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews, Play, Symbolic Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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