By: William V. Massey, Byungmo Ku, and Megan B. Stellino
In this article it speaks about the effects of recess/playground play on children's physical and social development. Therefore, an experiment was driven between intervention schools and non intervention schools. 236 different recess sessions across 26 elementary schools. "On average, 65 children were present at each recess session, resulting in approximately 16,150 individual observations". In which in this case it meant that the sample size qualified to correspond to the data accurately. Not to mention that it included the opportunity to have a more variety of a diversity amongst the kids and the environment. For the results to be more affective and personalized, they tested both genders to see the difference between the development and motivations given to both to create a healthy and beneficial form of play.
The results show that the different forms of play include, playing with equipment, organized sports and activities, traditional playground games, nature, and rough and tumble play. For which it was shown that boys carry higher levels of interest in organized sports and activities. Whereas compared to girls that consider recess as a time to participate in sedentary related social activity. Although both show that children in recess with no intervention engaged in playing on equipment in active play and anti-social behaviors significantly less. Concluding to the simple fact that if there's a lack of shaped and various patterns involved to their form of play, then it is likely that more sporadic behaviors can occur/presented.
The results show that the different forms of play include, playing with equipment, organized sports and activities, traditional playground games, nature, and rough and tumble play. For which it was shown that boys carry higher levels of interest in organized sports and activities. Whereas compared to girls that consider recess as a time to participate in sedentary related social activity. Although both show that children in recess with no intervention engaged in playing on equipment in active play and anti-social behaviors significantly less. Concluding to the simple fact that if there's a lack of shaped and various patterns involved to their form of play, then it is likely that more sporadic behaviors can occur/presented.
Massey, W.V., Ku, B. & Stellino, M.B. Observations of playground play during elementary school recess.
BMC Res Notes 11, 755 (2018) doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3861-0
The observations made from the playground are very interesting. As a former elementary school student, I can attest to the theory that boys and girls, overall, like different kinds of play.
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