With Cindys’ theory of Play Based learning for young children, we sat down with her and asked a few questions: Q With your theory of play based learning, how can teachers and parents combine activities and learning together as one? And their best learning happens through free play. Meaning...
It answers the question by proposing play as a theory of learning, an ideology that circumscribes behaviour, and a way of thinking. Written by scholars of early childhood through to further and higher education, the book presents research on play enacted in a way that arches beyond the ...
play-based learningThis article examines a teaching approach founded on play-based learning, and underpinned by constructionist learning theory. This study describes a pilot programme introducing Pure Data (Pd) to undergraduate Music Production students as part of an Electronic Music module. The project...
9 Stephen and Edwards10 describe the influence of Alan Kay11 in predicting a Dynamic Book as a learning resource for young children based on his reading of key early childhood thinkers, including Montessori, Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky as a fore-runner to the range of touchscreen technologies ...
Pyle A, Danniels E. A continuum of play-based learning: The role of the teacher in play-based pedagogy and the fear of hijacking play.Early Education and Development. 2017;28:274-289. Gullo DF, Hughes K. Reclaiming kindergarten: Part I. Questions about theory and practice.Early Childhood ...
Despite methodological limitations of the empirical study, the evidence suggests that teaching in a play-based curriculum is not only theoretically plausible and practically feasible, but also seems to be effectively useful for the attainment of positive outcomes (on vocabulary learning) as compared to...
The first aims at describing a different design perspective for game based learning which in many ways will provoke not only the above mentioned latent dream of closed game based learning system, but also confront aspects of modern learning theory especially the notion of reference between content ...
Practitioners in play-based learning contexts face the challenge of developing developmentally appropriate practices while meeting rigorous academic curriculum standards. To date, play and academic learning have been predominantly conceptualized from an adult perspective. Considering that children are key agents...
Much like my work with children, I consider my personal language learning methodology to be very play based. I try to create a rich immersive environment by surrounding myself with the target language and culture, and allow myself to absorb and internalise as much as I can just through havin...
Tensions between ‘free play’ and play as a directed learning activity, between structured curriculum goals and play-based approaches; Availability and quality of outdoor play spaces; Decreased opportunities for outdoor play, the causes of which are socially, culturally and historically situated...