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ERIC Number: EJ324339
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Correlates and Effects of Training in Make-Believe Play in Preschool Children.
Li, Anita K. F.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v31 n1 p70-79 Mar 1985
Pretend play training was given to an experimental group of 15 children aged three to five years. A matched control group was given mastery tasks. Results showed the experimental group gained significantly on observed make-believe play, non-standard alternative uses, Say-and-Tell total, Self-Concept Empathy Preschool Embedded Figures, and Matching Familiar Figures Test scores. (DC)
Descriptors: Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Empathy, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pretend Play, Student Behavior, Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Brown IDS Self Concept Referents Test; Canada (Calgary); Circus Assessment Battery; Embedded Figures Test; Matching Familiar Figures Test (Kagan); Training Effectiveness