TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's play preferences, construction play with blocks, and visual-spatial skills
T2 - Are they related?
AU - Caldera, Yvonne M.
AU - Culp, Anne Mc Donald
AU - O'Brien, Marion
AU - Truglio, Rosemarie T.
AU - Alvarez, Mildred
AU - Huston, Aletha C.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Fifty-one preschoolers' play preferences, skills at assembling block structures, and spatial abilities were recorded in this study. There were no sex differences in children's visual-spatial skills, and play with art materials and children's free and structured play with blocks were related to spatial visualisation. Two patterns emerged from the findings: (1) activity and performance representing skills in spatial visualisation and visual-motor coordination; and (2) creativity, or the ability to break set and to produce varied solutions using visual materials. Future research might examine the extent to which children's play activities and experiences predict these types of skills.
AB - Fifty-one preschoolers' play preferences, skills at assembling block structures, and spatial abilities were recorded in this study. There were no sex differences in children's visual-spatial skills, and play with art materials and children's free and structured play with blocks were related to spatial visualisation. Two patterns emerged from the findings: (1) activity and performance representing skills in spatial visualisation and visual-motor coordination; and (2) creativity, or the ability to break set and to produce varied solutions using visual materials. Future research might examine the extent to which children's play activities and experiences predict these types of skills.
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U2 - 10.1080/016502599383577
DO - 10.1080/016502599383577
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4444227827
SN - 0165-0254
VL - 23
SP - 855
EP - 872
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Development
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
IS - 4
ER -