Searching for effective teacher practices during play to promote student learning outcomes

IF 2.6 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Studies in Educational Evaluation Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI:10.1016/j.stueduc.2025.101473

Victoria Michaelidou

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Abstract

This study aims to identify play’s contribution to promoting pre-primary students’ cognitive development. It presents the results of a study conducted in 37 pre-primary classes in Cyprus investigating the impact of teacher play practices on promoting student achievement in early literacy and mathematics. A stage sampling was employed to collect data from 552 pre-primary students. The short-term effect of play was examined during the two phases of learning in early childhood education, involving data from teacher observations during teaching and play activities. Student achievement at the beginning and the end of the school year 2022–2023 was assessed through a battery of performance tests. Evidence about play’s impact on both learning outcomes is provided. The need to adopt a comprehensive framework when evaluating the functioning of play in ECE and its impact on student learning is empirically supported. Implications for research, policy and practice are drawn.

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在游戏过程中寻找有效的教师实践，以促进学生的学习成果

本研究旨在探讨游戏对学前儿童认知发展的促进作用。它介绍了在塞浦路斯37个学前班进行的一项研究的结果，该研究调查了教师游戏实践对促进学生早期识字和数学成绩的影响。采用阶段抽样法对552名学龄前学生进行数据采集。游戏的短期效果在幼儿教育的两个学习阶段进行了研究，涉及教师在教学和游戏活动中的观察数据。学生在2022-2023学年开始和结束时的成绩通过一系列表现测试进行评估。提供了关于游戏对两种学习结果影响的证据。在评估游戏在幼儿教育中的功能及其对学生学习的影响时，需要采用一个全面的框架。得出了对研究、政策和实践的启示。

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Studies in Educational Evaluation Multiple-

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

6.50%

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审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Studies in Educational Evaluation publishes original reports of evaluation studies. Four types of articles are published by the journal: (a) Empirical evaluation studies representing evaluation practice in educational systems around the world; (b) Theoretical reflections and empirical studies related to issues involved in the evaluation of educational programs, educational institutions, educational personnel and student assessment; (c) Articles summarizing the state-of-the-art concerning specific topics in evaluation in general or in a particular country or group of countries; (d) Book reviews and brief abstracts of evaluation studies.