A Comparison of 'Play' and 'Skills' Tutoring in Nursery Classes / Peter Smith and Others.

This paper compares the effects of fantasy play tutoring and tutoring in specific skills on the performance of nursery school children on a battery of tests and observations. Children from two classes in each of two nursery schools participated in the study, with a total of 65 children completing pr...

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Main Author: Smith, Peter
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
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Physical Description:13 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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