If I could conduct a study on any topic I wanted, I would chose one on the benefits of play. Schools are eliminating play or recess in hopes of increasing the standardized, required for graduation, test score. The research, I would conduct, may take a bit of time, but would definitely be beneficial to the children. I would look at two classrooms. One classroom would be an environment where the children learned everything through play and hands on experiences. The other class would teach strictly to the test. This would include worksheets and practice drills. At the end of the school year, one of the standardized tests would be given to all of the children in both classrooms. I think the children that had more hands on experiences would have higher scores.
The benefits of this study would be: the acceptance of each child's individual learning style, the development of social/emotional, cognitive, and physical skills, and meeting the goals developed from the schools development frameworks or benchmarks.
The positive results would help me advocate for keeping play and recess in the daily routines of all schools!
Christina
ReplyDeleteI think that would be a very good study, I think it would prove that there really are benefits to children playing. Children learn so much from play and I think this study is great!!
LaRoyia
Wow, you are reading my mind! I chose the topic of play for my research stimulation and you hit the nail on the head. That would be a great research to do and your findings would be that play is extremely beneficial in the classroom. Great work! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAmy
Hi Tina,
ReplyDeleteThat would be an awesome topic to study, the findings would surely help us advocate for play back into the classrooms.
Good luck
Florence
Christina,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great topic to discuss. Play is such an important element in children lives. When I was growing up, recess was always a must for us at school. During that time was when I discovered that I liked to dance and has been doing it for years now. So many positive benefits for children to gain. Great post!
Latasha
Hi Christina,
ReplyDeleteI think this would be a good study. I would really like to see how well both classrooms perform. I don't agree with play being removed from the classroom. Especially when research has proven all of the benefits of play. Perhaps this study should be performed in order to get play put back in our classrooms. Thanks for sharing.