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Peer reviewedChristie, James F. – Journal of Education, 1980
Finds that (1) playfulness is a trait related to divergent, creative thinking; (2) allowing young children to play with objects can lead to increased performance on problem solving and divergent thinking tasks involving the same or similar objects; and (3) play training leads to short term gains in young children's cognitive performance.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews
PDF pending restorationNicolich, Lorraine McCune; And Others – 1979
This collection of conference abstracts focuses on new directions for research on mental representation and early language development. One page summaries are provided on the following topics: Mental Representation and Initial Language Learning, by Lorraine M. Nicolich; Critical Issues in Language and Cognitive Development, by Roberta Corrigan;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
