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EJ605419 PS530205

 

Title: The Effects of Storytelling and Pretend Play on Cognitive Processes, Short-Term and Long-Term Narrative Recall.
Author(s): Kim, Sook-Yi
Source: Child Study Journal, v29 n3 p175-91 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0009-4005
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT2000

Examined effects of storytelling and pretend play on short- and long-term narrative recall in preschoolers. Found that: (1) storytelling and pretend play affected cognitive variables; (2) differences between storytelling and pretend play in facilitating narrative recall were significant; (3) encoding ability exceeded ability to make inferences; and (4) differences between short- and long-term conditions were insignificant. (SD)

Descriptors: *Cognitive Development; *Cognitive Processes; Encoding (Psychology); Learning Processes; Learning Strategies; Preschool Children; *Preschool Education; *Pretend Play; *Recall (Psychology); Role Playing; *Story Telling
Identifiers: *Story Comprehension