Environmental Construction of Play with High Quality which Leads to Children who are " Fully Playable"

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350715
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Aichi University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Yuko 愛知教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40300214)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 遊び込める / 遊び / 質の高い遊び / 運動 / 心理社会的効果 / 幼児 / 保育 / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to examine what it means for children to be “fully playable” through its scale development. Factor analysis was used to divide the results into 5 factors and 23 items. F1, Smooth transition between reception, empathy and reaction; F2, Adaptability to surroundings; F3, Motivation for exploration; F4, Creativity and imagination with focus; F5, Affinity and Cooperation.
Secondaly, it focuses on the effects of dodgeball games among 5-6 year-old children at kindergartens. This Scale was used for the assessment of the 5-year-old class, with strong focus on one boy in the class, boy A. As a result, the following 6 stages were seen in the dodgeball games of 5-year-old children observed. In the case, it was found that each factor rose at different phases and through the encounter of people (other children), things (ball, rules) and situations (trouble), and he became “fully playable.” It was shown that physical play during early childhood has psychosocial effects.

Free Research Field

保育内容論，身体教育