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Preferences and evaluation criteria of preschool children related to different types of play materials
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2008
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Ozan, Ezgi
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In this study, semi-structured interviews adopted from repertory grid studies are conducted with ten 5-year-old preschool children, during which children are asked to evaluate four types of construction play materials and four types of metallophones.In the study, the important design attributes of these two types of play materials preferred by preschool children are analyzed by gathering their own evaluation criteria. Based on the interview data, children’s preferences, evaluation criteria and the reasons behind their preferences are tried to be identified. The results of the study show that, children evaluated construction play materials considering method of construction, form of the pieces, color, size, types of pieces, types of constructions, ease of construction and material. Children evaluated metallophones considering color, placement of the keys, sound, being in the openbeing closed, form, size, storage of the mallets, weight, size of the mallets, form of the keys, coding, number of mallets, number of keys, height and material. The study also includes the analysis of the relationships between children’s evaluation criteria for each product group and comparison of the evaluation criteria related to construction play materials and metallophones.
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Educational toys.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17869
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E. Ozan, “Preferences and evaluation criteria of preschool children related to different types of play materials,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.