Talk:Free play

Free play is currently a Culture, sociology and psychology good article nominee. Nominated by MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} at 03:11, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: Spontaneous and self-directed activity of children

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GA Review

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Nominator: MolecularPilot (talk · contribs) 03:11, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Pokelego999 (talk · contribs) 14:02, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taking on this article per our exchange discussed in the Discord.

Six GA Criteria

1. Article is well-written. Very minimal mistakes if any at all.

2. No OR, all info is cited in the article.

3. Coverage is broad in depth and focus. Shows multiple aspects of the subject.

4. Article appears neutral, and does not appear to hold a significantly negative nor positive stance on the subject.

5. Article appears stable. Does not appear to have had any major vandalism occur.

6. Article uses no fair use media.

Lead

-Looks good

Key Elements

-Cardboard box example is not cited.

Developmental benefits

-Could gross and fine motor skills be clarified? The terms are a bit technical and so can be confusing to those outside of the subject area.

-Who is Colliver et al? It's not clear why they're important. Additionally, and this may just be due to subject matter inexperience, but is the et al usually included when referencing a group's paper?

-"Through free play, children gain a sense of agency, discovering their own capabilities and limits, reinforcing their sense of self-efficacy." The second half has an incomplete fragment. Reword this.

The role of the environment

-"This approach acknowledges the inherent value of the child’s own internal drive and capacity for self-directed learning." This sentence is uncited.

Misconceptions

-" Free play as unproductive or less valuable than structured activities, with many schoolchildren given less free time and fewer physical outlets at school, according to Ginsburg et al. 2007." This sentence is incomplete, and should be reworded.

-"Free play is not merely a pastime; it is a fundamental process through which children learn and develop across multiple domains" This feels a bit opinionated, and is kind of telling the readers what to do. I'd reword this to be a bit more passive, so it feels less like an order and more like it's just explaining what the sources have gone over.

Impact beyond childhood

-Looks good

Overall

@MolecularPilot: -Article overall looks solid, barring some minor issues here and there.

Spotcheck

-Will do this later today. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 14:02, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MolecularPilot due to time constraints on my end, would you be willing to give me the quotes that each source is clarifying in the text? If you can't it's no biggie, and I'll just the spotcheck done over the weekend when my schedule clears up. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 03:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]