Brick classroom & Block classroom
Preschoolers' Spatial and Architectural Design Skills During Constructive Play
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4486172 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kadriye Akdemir (0000-0002-1697-9079, University of Alberta), Sevimli-Celik (0000-0002-9072-9289, Middle East Technical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-40 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Play (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21594937.2024.2323409 |
| OpenAlex | W4394853120 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Constructive play, where children manipulate materials to create and build something, is a prevalent form of play in preschool settings. Children can greatly benefit from engaging in constructive play, specifically by developing spatial and architectural skills. Therefore, the current study aim was to examine ways preschoolers used spatial and architectural design skills during constructive play. Participants were observed via the Spatial–Geometric–Architectural (SPAGAR) Coding System and included 31 preschool children aged five-year- old with 16 boys (M = 63.06, SD = 2.112) and 15 girls (M = 62.93, SD = 1.907) from two separate classrooms. While children in one classroom (brick classroom) played with plastic snap-together bricks, children in the other classroom (block classroom) played with non-interlocking wood blocks. Findings indicated that children’s construction-based designs varied. Children who played with blocks usually created designs that included line symmetry, patterning, engineering, and trabeated constructions (i.e. using horizontal beams). Whereas children who played with building bricks created designs that commonly included line and plane symmetry. Although, the types of play materials could have influenced children’s design preferences, children in both classrooms were found to engage in constructive play where various spatial and architectural design skills were practiced over the 10-day observation period
Architectural engineering · Constructive · Design elements and principles · Developmental psychology · Mathematics education · Programming language · Software engineering · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · Education and Technology Integration · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |