EJ520960 TM519346
Title: The Effects of Recess Timing on Children's Playground and Classroom
Behaviors.Author(s): Pellegrini, A. D.; And Others
Source: American Educational Research Journal, v32 n4 p845-64 Win 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Notes: Support provided by the Department of Elementary Education and the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia. Version of a paper presented at the University of Tennessee Ethology Colloquium, the London University Educational Psychology Colloquium, and the 1994 and 1995 meetings of the American Educational Research Association.
ISSN: 0002-8312
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143); Speeches/meeting papers (150)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1996
Three field
experiments involving 145 students in kindergarten, grade 2, and
grade 4 examined the effects of different recess timing regimens
on children's behavior. Results in terms of prerecess inattention
and social interaction on the playground are discussed in relation
to play deprivation theory and massed versus distributed practice.
(SLD)
Descriptors: *Attention; Behavior Patterns; *Elementary School Students;
Grade 2; Grade 4; *Interpersonal Relationship; Kindergarten Children;
*Play; Primary Education; *Recess Breaks; Recreational Activities;
Time Factors (Learning)
Identifiers: *Distributed Practice; *Massed Practice; Play Theory
