Can guidance during play enhance children's learning and development in educational contexts? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Skene, CM O'Farrelly, EM Byrne, N Kirby… - Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review and meta‐analysis considered evidence of guided play compared to
direct instruction or free play to support children's learning and development. Interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Association between preschoolers' specific fine (but not gross) motor skills and later academic competencies: Educational implications

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …

[HTML][HTML] Preschool metacognitive skill assessment in order to promote educational sensitive response from mixed-methods approach: complementarity of data …

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A child's metacognitive skills contribute significantly to their learning and success. However,
very few studies are focused on these skills at early education and most of them are carried …

Motor activities to improve maths performance in pre-school children with typical development

P Flores, E Coelho, MI Mourão-Carvalhal… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Poor maths skills are associated with negative outcomes throughout life, such as lower
academic qualifications, decreased professional success and socio-economic results …

[HTML][HTML] Play-based physics learning in kindergarten

N Glauser-Abou Ismail, A Pahl, R Tschiesner - Education Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article highlights the importance of play as a learning approach in early physics
education. It demonstrates the concept of an innovative didactic method that combines …

[HTML][HTML] Strengthening mother-child interactions among mothers and children with behavior problems at early development

RC de Oliveira, ERP Altafim, CM Gaspardo… - Current …, 2024 - Springer
The present study examined the effectiveness of a personalized remote video feedback
parenting program to improve mother-child interactions and child behavior outcomes among …

Mental rotation is supported by block play in boys and girls

AM Weber, K Bobrowicz, S Greiff, M Leuchter - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mental rotation in adults can be supported by spatial activities and shows sex differences in
favor of males. Yet, whether these results apply to young children and whether possible …

Promoting children-nature relations through play-based learning in ecotourism sites

H King, JC García-Rosell, S Noakes - Journal of Teaching in Travel …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ecotourism is viewed as a suitable context for disseminating knowledge about nature and
promoting environmental values among tourists. However, few studies have drawn attention …

[图书][B] Young Children's Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity

J Trawick-Smith - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Young Children's Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity is an accessible,
comprehensive introduction to play and development from birth to age 8 years that …

Bee-Bot robots and their STEM learning potential in the play-based behaviour of preschool children in Canada

GM Bowen, E Knoll, AM Willison - Play and STEM Education in the Early …, 2022 - Springer
An overview of the provincial early learning/curriculum documents for early childhood and
Kindergarten education in Canada's ten provinces (constitutionally education is not a federal …