Review of dissertation «A Comparison of Cognitive Play Skills Within a Natural and Manufactured Preschool Playground» by Kelly Groeber

The article examines the structure of the game space as a factor, providing formation of creativity which in its turn is regarded as personal competence in preschool children. The data obtained by the author contribute to the general knowledge about age dynamics and typology of skills that are gained by children in the process of shaping of their playing competences. They also demonstrate the deficit of child development in conditions of artificial gaming environment, lacking natural components. The article also contains a big number of pictures, showing the functional capacities of different playgrounds, tabular figures, and volumetric methodical applicationы. The present comparative qualitative analysis is aimed at mapping cognitive skills, formed in preschool children in case they spend more time on the playgrounds, equipped with the elements of natural origin (natural) or artificial ( metal) elements.

1. Groeber K. A comparison of cognitive play skills within a natural and manufactured preschool playground [Electronic resource]. Missouri Baptist University. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Ann Arbor, 2015. 73 p. URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1666812948?accountid=35419 (Accessed: 21.01.2016).