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A study of environmental stimulation: An orphanage preschool project.Behavior adjustments of the preschool children.

A study of environmental stimulation: An orphanage preschool project.: Behavior adjustments of... The study presented in this book examines the effects of preschool education on the development of children living in an orphanage. To compare initial school adjustments of orphanage and nonorphanage children of preschool age, data had been gathered concerning certain aspects of emotional, social, and constructive behavior of children in the orphanage preschool. Since it seemed possible that subsequent observations might reveal changes in the behavior of the orphanage children following nursery school attendance, such observations were made at three and six months intervals after the initial observations. It is with a comparison of these data that this chapter deals. Twenty-four of the nursery school children constituted the subjects. They ranged in chronological age at time of entrance to school, from 18 to 68 months and in mental age from 19 months to 56 months. The following types of behavior decreased significantly during the year: laughing and smiling, watching, and talking to or with another child. These types of behavior occurred more frequently at the end of the year than at the beginning: making advances to another child, accepting advances, and continuing activities longer. In addition three other differences were noticeable in both comparisons and nearly approached statistical significance: decreases in aimless activity and in instances of interference with the rights of others and an increase in spontaneous verbalization. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A study of environmental stimulation: An orphanage preschool project.Behavior adjustments of the preschool children.

Skeels, Harold M.; Updegraff, Ruth; Wellman, Beth L.; Williams, Harold M.
American Psychological Association — Dec 12, 2011
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University of Iowa
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Copyright © 1938 American Psychological Association
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146 –152
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10.1037/13507-008
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The study presented in this book examines the effects of preschool education on the development of children living in an orphanage. To compare initial school adjustments of orphanage and nonorphanage children of preschool age, data had been gathered concerning certain aspects of emotional, social, and constructive behavior of children in the orphanage preschool. Since it seemed possible that subsequent observations might reveal changes in the behavior of the orphanage children following nursery school attendance, such observations were made at three and six months intervals after the initial observations. It is with a comparison of these data that this chapter deals. Twenty-four of the nursery school children constituted the subjects. They ranged in chronological age at time of entrance to school, from 18 to 68 months and in mental age from 19 months to 56 months. The following types of behavior decreased significantly during the year: laughing and smiling, watching, and talking to or with another child. These types of behavior occurred more frequently at the end of the year than at the beginning: making advances to another child, accepting advances, and continuing activities longer. In addition three other differences were noticeable in both comparisons and nearly approached statistical significance: decreases in aimless activity and in instances of interference with the rights of others and an increase in spontaneous verbalization. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Dec 12, 2011

Keywords: preschool education; school adjustment; children; orphanage; development; environment; behavior changes

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