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Abstract in brief
The study found a link between children's play with spatial toys like puzzles and blocks and their spatial development skills, with boys engaging in such play more frequently than girls, but socioeconomic status (SES) did not significantly impact how often children play with spatial toys.
Controlling for other cognitive skills, increased parent-reported spatial play was specifically related to higher Block Design scores, and this relationship was consistent across gender and SES groups, suggesting that more spatial play may improve spatial abilities.
The research highlights the need for future studies to examine not just how often children play with spatial toys but also the quality of that play, as well as underlying mechanisms, to better understand causality in spatial skill development.]
Paper 11: Jirout [@JamieJirout] & Newcombe [@NoraNewcombe] (2015)
Tested a diverse sample of a whopping 847 children, spatial play was positively associated with spatial skill (specific effect; other types of activity were not related to spatial skill)
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Dr. Priya Silverstein
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Paper 11: Jirout [@JamieJirout] & Newcombe [@NoraNewcombe] (2015)
Tested a diverse sample of a whopping 847 children, spatial play was positively associated with spatial skill (specific effect; other types of activity were not related to spatial skill)
https://t.co/odnfZndgkt
Nov 11, 2019 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 2,178 followersView post →
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Ale Energici
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@vmvillalobos Por supuesto https://t.co/xHR35De0s4
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