To provide greater rigor in developing supportive play contexts, teachers relied on various checklists and rating scales. Discuss one of the major limitations of relying only on these forms of measurement to determine the effectiveness of the gaming environment. One major limitation of relying on the checklist alone was that it didn't provide much information. The checklist consists of teachers observing behaviors as children play with blocks or try to solve problems. “Checklists have the disadvantage of providing the teacher with “rapid” feedback regarding the developmental stage of both individuals and the group” (Hoorn, Nourot, Scales & Alwards, 2011). The checklist does not provide sufficient information to determine the effectiveness of the game setting. Additionally, the checklist does not provide enough detail when children are playing. According to the book, “various checklists and rating scales have been devised to evaluate environmental features, such as boundaries and connections between areas, as well as the level of complexity of the game” (Hoorn, Nourot, Scales & Alwards, 2011) . Teachers can collect...
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