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Articles by tag "competitive behavior":
2016, 6
p. 46–57
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The article deals with issues related to the characteristics of competitive situations in general, and those involving games, in particular, that may have a positive and a negative effect on child development depending on their age characteristics and individual characteristics. Article examines the place of competitive games in the lives of younger schoolchildren compared to those of preschoolers and their relationship with learning, the dominant activity of this age. Based on the proposed diagnostic methodology different constructive and non-constructive types of competitive behavior in competitive game situations involving older preschoolers and primary school children are described. Based on the selection of ineffective behaviors authors pose the question about the criteria determining children’s readiness for competitive situations in the preschool and early school ages.
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