Patterns of Play Behaviors and Learning Center Choices between High Ability and Typical Children

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Main Author: Wilson, Hope E.
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contents Patterns of Play Behaviors and Learning Center Choices between High Ability and Typical Children Wilson, Hope E. Play Observation Young Children Early Childhood Education Learning Centers (Classroom) Coding Cognitive Processes Peer Relationship Academically Gifted Comparative Analysis Classification Creativity Statistical Analysis Art Activities Libraries Writing (Composition) Music Activities Computers Drama Games Manipulative Materials Discovery Learning Psychomotor Skills Standardized Tests Nonverbal Ability Language Skills There is a dearth of research regarding young children with high intellectual abilities, particularly research involving the direct observation of children in naturalistic settings. The current study examines 2 years of observations of young children (aged 37-71 months; n = 34) at an early childhood facility. The children were observed during the substantial periods of the day in which they were engaged in play at self-selected learning centers. The play was coded on levels of cognitive (non-play, functional, dramatic, constructive, and games with rules) and social (solitary, parallel, associative, and cooperative) play. Overall, the high ability children (n = 19) spent more time in functional, dramatic, and solitary play behaviors than typical children (n = 15). The high ability children also spent more time in literacy-based (library and writing) and arts-based (art and music) centers than the typical children. These findings indicate that the high ability children in this study were more likely to select centers independent of their peers.
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spellingShingle Patterns of Play Behaviors and Learning Center Choices between High Ability and Typical Children
Wilson, Hope E.
Play
Observation
Young Children
Early Childhood Education
Learning Centers (Classroom)
Coding
Cognitive Processes
Peer Relationship
Academically Gifted
Comparative Analysis
Classification
Creativity
Statistical Analysis
Art Activities
Libraries
Writing (Composition)
Music Activities
Computers
Drama
Games
Manipulative Materials
Discovery Learning
Psychomotor Skills
Standardized Tests
Nonverbal Ability
Language Skills
Patterns of Play Behaviors and Learning Center Choices between High Ability and Typical Children Wilson, Hope E. Play Observation Young Children Early Childhood Education Learning Centers (Classroom) Coding Cognitive Processes Peer Relationship Academically Gifted Comparative Analysis Classification Creativity Statistical Analysis Art Activities Libraries Writing (Composition) Music Activities Computers Drama Games Manipulative Materials Discovery Learning Psychomotor Skills Standardized Tests Nonverbal Ability Language Skills There is a dearth of research regarding young children with high intellectual abilities, particularly research involving the direct observation of children in naturalistic settings. The current study examines 2 years of observations of young children (aged 37-71 months; n = 34) at an early childhood facility. The children were observed during the substantial periods of the day in which they were engaged in play at self-selected learning centers. The play was coded on levels of cognitive (non-play, functional, dramatic, constructive, and games with rules) and social (solitary, parallel, associative, and cooperative) play. Overall, the high ability children (n = 19) spent more time in functional, dramatic, and solitary play behaviors than typical children (n = 15). The high ability children also spent more time in literacy-based (library and writing) and arts-based (art and music) centers than the typical children. These findings indicate that the high ability children in this study were more likely to select centers independent of their peers.
title Patterns of Play Behaviors and Learning Center Choices between High Ability and Typical Children
topic Play
Observation
Young Children
Early Childhood Education
Learning Centers (Classroom)
Coding
Cognitive Processes
Peer Relationship
Academically Gifted
Comparative Analysis
Classification
Creativity
Statistical Analysis
Art Activities
Libraries
Writing (Composition)
Music Activities
Computers
Drama
Games
Manipulative Materials
Discovery Learning
Psychomotor Skills
Standardized Tests
Nonverbal Ability
Language Skills
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