Explain How Changes In The Physical Environment Can Affect Children's Social Interaction

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more formal methods. Information about the child's interpersonal behavior and learning style and a systematic record of a child's behaviours can be used for planning intervention for the physical and the instructional program. Young children are particularly good subjects for observations because they have not yet learned to mask their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors very well. The "Intimate Space" is a spatially well-defined behavior setting, within which a group of 2-3 children can interact socially. The QUASI- EXPERIMENT helps clarify how minimal changes in the physical environment can effect children's social interaction. Providing such spaces within the preschool classroom can lead to decreased classroom interruptions and contribute

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