Preschool Play Behaviors: The Relationship to Sociometric Status, Divergent Thinking and Classroom Materials

The major purpose of this research was to study preschool children's play behaviors and their relationship to: sociometric status, divergent thinking ability, and classroom materials. Ninety-five four-year-olds were observed during free play time and were administered three sociometric tests and a divergent thinking task. Positive nominations, negative nominations, and play rating scores were correlated with play behaviors. A negative relationship exists between onlooker and unoccupied behaviors and positive nominations and play rating scores. Most forms of group play were positively related to positive nominations. No relationship was discerned between divergent thinking and group-dramatic play.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Tschantz, Linda Le Blanc

• Education, Early Childhood

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8502324

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68969