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Peer reviewedChaille, Christine; Young, Patricia – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1980
Researchers observed activities of preschool children engaged in various forms of play, and focused particularly on symbolic play. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Fantasy, Imagination
Download full textPhinney, Jean – 1972
A dissertation proposal involved a study to observe spontaneous behavior of children in interaction with materials in order to gain understanding of the factors that influence classificatory and imaginative behavior in free play. Children at two levels of ability in terms of classification skills were observed in interaction with materials at two…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Jennings, Kay D. – 1974
In this study, preferences for activities with people vs. objects were examined in preschool children and related to two kinds of intellectual abilities. Children with high object orientation were expected to be relatively advanced in organizing and classifying physical objects. In contrast, children with high people orientation were expected to…
Descriptors: Activities, Cognitive Ability, Early Experience, Intellectual Development
