Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify those factors underlying the play of field-dependent and field-independent preschool children. The sample consisted of 1276 three-, four-, and five-year-old children enrolled in early childhood programs. The Articulation of the Body Concept (ABC) Scale was used to assess the children's cognitive style while the Play Rating Scale was used to assess young children's behaviors in four different types of play (physical, block, manipulative, and dramatic). Factoranalysis indicated two dimensionsof play behaviors for each group of children: (1) communicating ideas through the use of dramatic, manipulative, and physical activities, and (2) communicating ideas in physical and block activities for field-dependent children; and (1) communicating ideas in all forms of play, and (2) engaging in block and physical play for field-independent children. These factors had strong loadings within a range of items. Practical and research implications in promoting educational playforfield-dependentand field-independent children were presented.
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