Persistence in Science Play and Gender: Findings from Early Childhood Classrooms in Ireland

Gilligan, Therese; Mcnally, Sean; Lovett, Judy; Farell, Therese; Kumar, Sona C.; McLoughlin, Eilish; Corriveau, Kathleen H.

doi:10.1080/10409289.2022.2071568

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“…However, we found that both boys and girls performed well in outdoor play in Approaches to Learning and no significant gender differences were found. This is inconsistent with the existing studies on children's play performance in classrooms [67]. We considered that the lack of gender differences might be due to the fact that both boys and girls can enjoy the opportunities of selecting the play contents and partners in the outdoor play so that both of them can learn to be persistent and solve problems appropriately.…”

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The Development and Validation of an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Preschool Children

Jiang

Deng

2022

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Children’s outdoor free play, which is characterized by intensive physical engagement and diverse social interactions, plays a unique role in early childhood development and education. However, existing scales cannot comprehensively measure children’s performance in outdoor free play. The research purpose of this study was to develop and validate an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Children-Preschool Version (OFPS-P) with good reliability and validity, in order to provide a practical tool for teachers to understand the level of children’s outdoor free play. Based on the review of existing scales of children’s play and the uniqueness of children’s outdoor free play, we developed a scale with 12 items and validated the scale with two samples of preschool children with exploratory (nsample1 = 140) and confirmatory (nsample2 = 241) factor analyses. Four factors were identified in this scale: physical fitness, approaches to learning, social interaction, and imagination. The results indicated good reliability and validity of OFPS-P, which can be used to evaluate preschool children’s performance on outdoor free play and to support teachers’ effective support in outdoor play activities in kindergartens.

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Section: Educational Suggestions On Children's Performance In Outdoor...mentioning

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The Development and Validation of an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Preschool Children

Jiang

Deng

2022

IJERPH

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Persistence in Science Play and Gender: Findings from Early Childhood Classrooms in Ireland

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The Development and Validation of an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Preschool Children

The Development and Validation of an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Preschool Children

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