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ERIC Number: EJ524974
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Transforming Play: An Analysis of First-, Third-, and Fifth-Graders' Play.
Bagley, Donna M.; Chaille, Christine
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v10 n2 p134-42 Spr-Sum 1996
Compared children's play with transformational objects (vehicles that change to robots) to play with representational objects (cars and figures). Found that those playing with transformers engaged in more parallel play and manipulative activity, while those with representational objects displayed more social play and more symbolic play. Found no gender differences in subjects' play behavior. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Influences, Manipulative Materials, Play, Sex Differences, Social Behavior, Toys, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Transformers