Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess
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Resumo: | Social interactions at the playground have been represented as a rich learning opportunity to hone and master social skills at pre- school years. Specifically, all forms of social play (fantasy, role, ex- ercise or rough-and-tumble) have been related to children’s social competence. The main goal of this study was to examine whether it is a certain kind of social play which facilitates the development of social competence, or if it is just the opportunity for interacting during recess that provides children with an optimal environment for social learning. A total of 73 preschoolers (4–6 years old) were videotaped at the school’s playground. Teachers provided assess- ments of children’s social competence. Children’s interactions at the playground were assessed through an innovative measuring method, based on radio-frequency identification devices. The results showed a positive association between exercise play and children’s social competence. In contrast with the literature, both forms of pretend play, fantasy and role play were unrelated to children’s social competence. Smaller peer groups and longer interactions also demonstrated a positive association with these preschoolers’ social competence. The study shows the importance of outdoor physical play for preschoolers’ social success. More- over, the study suggests that the environment in which children play has an important effect on the adaptive nature of their play. |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recessfree playpeer interactionspreschoolobservationradio frequency identificationSocial interactions at the playground have been represented as a rich learning opportunity to hone and master social skills at pre- school years. Specifically, all forms of social play (fantasy, role, ex- ercise or rough-and-tumble) have been related to children’s social competence. The main goal of this study was to examine whether it is a certain kind of social play which facilitates the development of social competence, or if it is just the opportunity for interacting during recess that provides children with an optimal environment for social learning. A total of 73 preschoolers (4–6 years old) were videotaped at the school’s playground. Teachers provided assess- ments of children’s social competence. Children’s interactions at the playground were assessed through an innovative measuring method, based on radio-frequency identification devices. The results showed a positive association between exercise play and children’s social competence. In contrast with the literature, both forms of pretend play, fantasy and role play were unrelated to children’s social competence. Smaller peer groups and longer interactions also demonstrated a positive association with these preschoolers’ social competence. The study shows the importance of outdoor physical play for preschoolers’ social success. More- over, the study suggests that the environment in which children play has an important effect on the adaptive nature of their play.Infant and Child Development2016-12-14T17:09:03Z2016-12-142016-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/19302http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19302https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.1957engVeiga, G., de Leng, W., Cachucho, R., Ketelaar, L., Kok, J. N., Knobbe, A., Neto, C., & Rieffe, C. (2016). Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess. Infant and Child Development. doi: 10.1002/icd.1957gveiga@uevora.ptndndndndndndnd679Veiga, Guidade Leng, WendyCachucho, RicardoKetelaar, LizetKok, Joost N.Knobbe, ArnoNeto, CarlosRieffe, Carolieninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:06:11Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/19302Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:10:09.647785Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess Veiga, Guida free play peer interactions preschool observation radio frequency identification |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess |
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Veiga, Guida |
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Veiga, Guida de Leng, Wendy Cachucho, Ricardo Ketelaar, Lizet Kok, Joost N. Knobbe, Arno Neto, Carlos Rieffe, Carolien |
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de Leng, Wendy Cachucho, Ricardo Ketelaar, Lizet Kok, Joost N. Knobbe, Arno Neto, Carlos Rieffe, Carolien |
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Veiga, Guida de Leng, Wendy Cachucho, Ricardo Ketelaar, Lizet Kok, Joost N. Knobbe, Arno Neto, Carlos Rieffe, Carolien |
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free play peer interactions preschool observation radio frequency identification |
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free play peer interactions preschool observation radio frequency identification |
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Social interactions at the playground have been represented as a rich learning opportunity to hone and master social skills at pre- school years. Specifically, all forms of social play (fantasy, role, ex- ercise or rough-and-tumble) have been related to children’s social competence. The main goal of this study was to examine whether it is a certain kind of social play which facilitates the development of social competence, or if it is just the opportunity for interacting during recess that provides children with an optimal environment for social learning. A total of 73 preschoolers (4–6 years old) were videotaped at the school’s playground. Teachers provided assess- ments of children’s social competence. Children’s interactions at the playground were assessed through an innovative measuring method, based on radio-frequency identification devices. The results showed a positive association between exercise play and children’s social competence. In contrast with the literature, both forms of pretend play, fantasy and role play were unrelated to children’s social competence. Smaller peer groups and longer interactions also demonstrated a positive association with these preschoolers’ social competence. The study shows the importance of outdoor physical play for preschoolers’ social success. More- over, the study suggests that the environment in which children play has an important effect on the adaptive nature of their play. |
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Veiga, G., de Leng, W., Cachucho, R., Ketelaar, L., Kok, J. N., Knobbe, A., Neto, C., & Rieffe, C. (2016). Social competence at the playground: Preschoolers during recess. Infant and Child Development. doi: 10.1002/icd.1957 gveiga@uevora.pt nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 679 |
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