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The Role of Curriculum Preparation in Facilitating Children's Dramatic Play and Content Knowledge.
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Chambers, Bette; Howe, Nina; Petrakos, Harriet – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Examined the influence of curriculum preparation on children's content knowledge of dramatic play centers' themes, dramatic play behavior, and theme-relevant conversation during play. Found that theme familiarity may have been a critical factor. Posttest content knowledge was positively related to frequency of dramatic play. Teacher effects on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dramatic Play, Knowledge Level, Preschool Children
Do Props Matter in the Dramatic Play Center? The Effects of Prop Realism on Children's Play.
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Hogan, Claudia; Howe, Nina – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2001
This study investigated the effects of prop realism on the play of 24 preschoolers. Observations of play sessions revealed that highly realistic props and low-realism props elicited equal amounts of group dramatic play. However, low- realism props generated greater diversity of play themes, more fantasy role enactments, and more nonintended use of…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
The Ecology of Dramatic Play Centers and Children's Social and Cognitive Play.
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Howe, Nina; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Used traditional housekeeping and novel dramatic play centers to compare the effects of theme, novelty, and duration on the social and cognitive play of two- to five-year olds. More dramatic play was observed in centers that used familiar rather than unfamiliar themes. Girls preferred traditional to novel centers; boys preferred novel to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Dramatic Play
The Influence of the Physical Design of the Dramatic Play Center on Children's Play.
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Petrakos, Harriet; Howe, Nina – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996
Observed the effects of dramatic play center variations on children's social and cognitive play behaviors. Found that solitary-designed centers facilitated more solitary play than group-designed centers; dramatic play increased in the intervention and follow-up housekeeping centers compared to the baseline housekeeping center; and thematic centers…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Context Effect