EDUC9222 Researching Play and Pedagogies

Ms Rachael Hedger

2016

4.5

10 x 3-hour tutorials per semester

1 Admission into MTEC-Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
1a Admission into GCECE-Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education
1b Admission into GCE-Graduate Certificate in Education
1c Admission into MED-Master of Education
1d Admission into MLE-Master of Leadership in Education
1e Admission into MEDUA-Master of Education
1f Admission into MLEA-Master of Leadership in Education
1g Admission into MTB-Master of Teaching (Birth to 5)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g))

EDUC9202 has been successfully completed

High literacy competency

This topic introduces the complex intersections between play, teaching and learning. Through the inquiry based teaching and learning processes of the topic, students will be critically reflecting on their experiences as learners as they interpret and synthesise current research and theoretical perspectives regarding the complex relationship of teaching, learning and development in the early childhood years. The topic enables students to develop the expert knowledge base necessary for engaging infants and young children in significant and challenging learning.

The aim of this topic is to:

examine the complex intersections between practical experience, research and theory regarding young children's play, teaching, learning and development
introduce observational and analytic skills in relation to children's learning
critically analyse teachers' decision-making using diverse theoretical perspectives regarding play, teaching and learning
co-construct knowledge regarding teaching and learning

On completion of this topic students will:

select appropriate ways of gathering and analysing information about children's early learning and development
identify a repertoire of practices that support young children's learning
work alongside children as active, co-constructors of meaning in play
use a theoretical knowledge base to analyse the ways decisions about teaching and learning are made and implemented

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