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Download full textKing, Pete – American Journal of Play, 2023
The author discusses the process of play in terms of six elements in the play cycle first introduced by Sturrock and Else in 1998 and revised by King and Newstead in 2020--precue, play cue, play return, play frame, flow, and annihilation--and their relation to Winnicott's concepts of "potential space" or the "third area," which…
Descriptors: Play, Children, Cues, Theories
Direct linkTyler C. Ré; Chrystal Jansz Rieken; Julie Ackerlund Brandt; Gena O. Pacitto; Jair Yepez – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2024
An ABAB reversal design was employed to evaluate the effect of differential reinforcement of low (DRL) frequency behavior as an interdependent group contingency on the frequency of vocal disruptions of five males, 6-14-years old, diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The results showed lower frequencies of vocal disruptions during…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reinforcement, Contingency Management, Behavior Problems
Evans, Angela D.; Dykstra, Victoria W.; Bruer, Kaila; Price, Heather L. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Lies to benefit the collective are common in adult contexts; however, less is known about children's willingness to lie for the collective. The present study examined 7- to 11-year-old children's tendency to lie to conceal a group transgression. Children (N = 408) participated in a competition in small groups during which the group leaders…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Deception, Child Behavior
Celine P. Y. Chu; Karen McLean; Susan Edwards – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
Playgroups are a unique form of early childhood provision involving parents and their children attending together. Parents' attendance at playgroups provides opportunities for involvement in play. However, little is known about parents' practices of co-play in playgroups and the potential for these practices to enhance children's play experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Group Activities, Family (Sociological Unit)
Adams, David; McNamara, Scott; Bittner, Melissa; Pawlowski, Jill; Hangauer, Kelly – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
Delays in social and communication skills are associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured play groups (SPGs) was deemed an evidence-based practice (EBP) for children with ASD. A critical review of research published within the past 16 years and accessible in four databases was conducted with a total of 3,153 articles identified of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Play, Group Activities
Yelland, Nicola; Muspratt, Sandy; Bartholomaeus, Clare; Karthikeyan, Nanthini; Chan, Anita Kit Wa; Leung, Vivienne Wai Man; Lee, I-Fang; Soo, Li Mei Johannah; Lim, Kam Ming; Saltmarsh, Sue – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
There has been much discussion about the high performance of East Asian students in international high stakes testing, but little attention has been paid to their lifeworlds beyond school. In this article we explore findings from a survey of 627 Year 4 children (nine and ten years old) in three global cities (Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne),…
Descriptors: Children, Leisure Time, Grade 4, Foreign Countries
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Mitra, Sugata – Journal of Learning for Development, 2019
This paper examines the effect of the Internet on the reading comprehension of children reading together in groups. First, we describe an experiment to determine if children reading together off the Internet from big screens, can read at a higher comprehension level than children reading the same text alone. The results from this small-sample…
Descriptors: Internet, Reading Comprehension, Children, Foreign Countries
Saygin, Merve; Karakas, Hamdi – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
This study aimed to determine the effect of activities conducted based on social skills on primary school students' critical thinking and empathic tendencies. In the research, a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest experiment-control group (one experimental and two control groups), which is one of the quantitative research methods,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Children
Yorulmaz, Alper; Kilic, Zeynep; Unsal, Fatma Ozge; Cokcaliskan, Halil – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
It can be said that activities form the basis for active learning, but teachers determine which activity is effective for the development of students. One of the criteria in this determination is the student, which is the basic input of education. Therefore, the aim of the study is to determine the opinions of primary school students about the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Children, Grade 4, Learning Activities
Jimeno, Michelle – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2019
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifaceted disorder that is pervasive across sensory, behavioural, emotional, social and motor dysfunction. Research suggests up to 50% of children diagnosed with ASD demonstrate motor difficulties. An inability to perform complex motor movements often leads to preference for simple and sedentary activities.…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Quality of Life, Autism
Echarri, Fernando – Journal of Museum Education, 2019
As in the case of the 80th anniversary of Picasso's "Guernica," painted in 1937, museums can incorporate significant dates and anniversaries into their educational programming. The University of Navarra Museum has taken advantage of the opportunity presented by this anniversary to present an educational project entitled…
Descriptors: Museums, Peace, Painting (Visual Arts), Nonschool Educational Programs
Akers, Jessica S.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Gerencser, Kristina R.; Pellegrino, Azure J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have deficits in social skills and may avoid engaging in play activities with typically developing peers. The purpose of this study was to identify the utility of activity schedules, with embedded scripts, to teach three children with ASD to play a complex social game. Specifically, children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Scripts, Social Development
Altaftazani, Deden Herdiana; Rahayu, Galih Dani Septiyan; Kelana, Jajang Bayu – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2020
This research is motivated by the importance of social skills for elementary school students. Social skills are abilities that must be possessed by every individual to function well in their social environment. Social skills must be instilled through the stages of learning and habituation. One of the approaches to instill social skills is through…
Descriptors: Interaction, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Teamwork
Saltofte, Margit – Ethnography and Education, 2018
Members of the Danish MidWest Girls' Choir and their conductor have the aim of creating unique expressive forms. As a consequence, the girls' work has worked to develop new forms of singing and performance. The choir seeks to find an identity that distinguishes them from traditional church choirs and thereby recreate 'choir girls' as something…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Group Activities, Females
