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Development of a self‐report play questionnaire for children aged 5 to 7 years: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
Sturgess Jennifer,
Ziviani Jenny
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1995.tb01322.x
Subject(s) - psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , developmental psychology , child development , occupational therapy , clinical psychology , medical education , medicine , psychiatry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
A literature review of play assessments for children in preschool and early primary school was found to be limited and inadequate for contemporary standards because the child's view of their play ability had not been evaluated. Therapists could find that the child's view of their play complements other assessments in helping to gauge motivation to therapy and in evaluating change. This paper details the rationale for the development of a self‐report questionnaire of play competencies (the Play form), in game form, for 5 to 7 year old children. Play form development procedures included an extensive review of literature, review by expert clinicians, review of children's comment on play topics following trial administrations, and a pilot study to trial the format and content of the questionnaire. Results of the pilot study indicate that further research on the validity and reliability of the Play form is warranted.