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
