This essay will explore the play provision in which the setting is providing. Strengths and weaknesses will be discussed and ways in which these can be improved; using research from different play pioneers and theorists to help deepen the understanding of provision and how to make sure it is always inclusive and supporting the holistic child’s individual needs. Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive‚ physical‚ social‚ and emotional well-being of children and youth
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Compare and evaluate three significant learning and development theories In this assignment I will compare and evaluate three significant learning theories‚ these being; Behaviourism‚ Constructivism and Social Constructivism. This will include a clear presentation of; knowledge of these theories‚ a demonstration of the understanding of academic debates pertaining to these theories and by selecting three key aspects of these three theories‚ comparing and evaluating them. The three key aspects that
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John Gardner’s Grendel The author of Grendel‚ John Gardner‚ is considered one of the most influential and controversial authors in the twenty-first century. Known for his brutal honesty in religion and society‚ which is most commonly reflected in his novel. In his novel Grendel‚ John Gardner translates his personal tragedies into the text with depictions including his own life experiences‚ tragedies‚ and religious upbringing. John Gardner was born in 1933‚ in Batavia‚ New York. He grew up in
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Children are unique and that makes them special in their own way. Children are curious and eager to learn from everything that is around them. As an educator‚ I believe it is my responsibility to provide them with a safe and encouraging environment where they can explore and express themselves independently and freely in their own developmental ability as well as promoting their physical‚ emotional‚ social and cognitive development. Play-based curriculum is the best approach for children as children
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of happiness Pursuit of happiness is a movie based on a true story about a man that is Christopher Gardner. In this movie‚ Christopher Gardner was played by Will Smith. For me‚ this story is very emotional and a lot of thing that we can learned from Gardner. Gardner has invested a lot of his family money in a device that is known as the Bone Density Scanner. Gardner feels that the device would be some sophisticated device that every medical practice would use it and he would be rich
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scope to Piaget’s theory is Information Processing‚ in which human thinking is based on both mental hardware and mental software (Kail‚ Cavanaugh). A final theory on cognitive development was established by the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Vygotsky proposed that development is a collaborative effort between child and partner. While these three theories attempt to explain a similar topic in different manners‚ each can be considered an important aspect to cognitive development in infancy
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Vygotsky’s theory indicated that development occurred through the interaction between a learner and the surrounding culture (Sigelman and Rider 2009). Based on Vygotsky’s theory‚ learning is a social process as it takes place through this interaction. Vygotsky came up with the notion of “zone of proximal development” which argued that with assistance children can accomplish tasks that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to do so independently. (Kravtsova 2009) Through the mentors and mentees‚ I have the pleasure
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Piaget: Champion of children ’s ideas. (2001‚ February). Scholastic Early Childhood Today‚ 15(5)‚ 43. Retrieved February 25‚ 2012‚ from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 67513774). -Deborah J Leong‚ & Elena Bodrova. (2001‚ January). Lev Vygotsky: Playing to learn. Scholastic Early Childhood Today‚ 15(4)‚ 48. Retrieved February 26‚ 2012‚ from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 65662073). -Caine‚ G.‚ Nummela-Caine‚ R.‚ & Crowell‚ S. (1999) Mindshifts: A Brain-Based Process for Restructuring
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Introduction Technological advancements the last decades have contributed to the creation of a globalized era‚ with the English language as a common denominator‚ as the major language spoken between those who do not share any language. Globalization have made it possible for an extreme output of popular culture that has mainly origins of English speaking countries with U.S.A. as the main exporter of popular culture through music‚ movies‚ television etc. In this essay I explore the positive
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The 25th anniversary of the publication of Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Copyright 2008 Howard Gardner. All rights Reserved. In 1983‚ psychologist Howard Gardner published Frames of Mind‚ the book in which he introduced his ‘theory of multiple intelligences’ (MI theory). Gardner wrote this book as a psychologist and thought that he was addressing principally his colleagues in psychology. He devoted little of the book to educational implications and
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