In recent years, play-based learning (PBL) has attracted attention, debate and controversy
across different national contexts. There is no definitional consensus which may have …

Across a number of countries, play‐based learning is the mandated pedagogy in early
years' curricula. However, a lack of consensus remains both in research and practice …

Since the early 2000s, there has been a shift towards recommending the use of play-based
learning in early education curricula across several different countries, including Canada …

The interest towards research on learning games is continuously growing, however, the
integration of games in teaching is still a somewhat unexplored area of study. In this …

Kindergarten teachers face the challenge of integrating contemporary assessment practices
with play-based pedagogy. The current study addresses this challenge by presenting a …

This practical book provides pre-and inservice teachers with an understanding of how math
can be learned through play. The author helps teachers to recognize the mathematical …

In 2010, the province of Ontario introduced a new universal two-year play-based full-day
kindergarten program. The authors exploited the phasing-in of this program over five years …

Play [1] is incompletely functional in the context in which it appears;[2] is spontaneous,
pleasurable, rewarding, or voluntary;[3] differs from other more serious behaviors in form …

Purpose-The present study was designed to examine whether mathematics computer
games improved young children’ s learning of number sense under three different …

In the Asian continent, many Early Childhood Education (ECE) policies have been
influenced by Western theories and pedagogies. An example is the widespread presence of …