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Critical Analysis of learning and teaching in the early years linked to
1. Biblical principles
2. Constructivism and its impact on early childhood teaching and learning
3. Developmental characteristics
4. Learning connected to the brain's learning processes
Introduction:
Body:
Piaget and Vygotsky (Chapter 3 and 4)
500 words What is constructivisn?
Why is it called constructivism?
Why is Piaget called a constructivist?
Why is Vygotsky called a constructivist?
What is the difference between Piaget and Vygotsky?
How does this relate to early childhood education?
Developmental Characteristics 500 Chapter 2 (PowerPoint and text for week 2)
words What is childhood development?
What are the stages of development?
How and why do early childhood educators
relate to childhood development?
Learning Connected to the Brain 500 words What parts of the brain influence learning?
How does brain development affect learning?
Conclusion 250 words
Steps
1. Break down the essay question and set a basic word budget.
2. Research and take notes on each part.
3. Assemble the body of the essay
4. Write the introduction and conclusion.
5. Bibliography or reference list must beat the end but does not contribute to the word count.
Introduction: A hook: Start with a vivid picture, an intriguing questions, statistical data, or an anecdote. Mention your reasons to choose this topic. Why do you believe it is important? Who should care about these issues and why? A thesis statement: Develop your previous sentences into a clear thesis statement explaining the main points of your piece and showing your position on the issue.
• Main body paragraphs. Argument #1: State the argument. Use quotes to support it. Mention three different points to support the idea. Summarize the paragraph by restating the argument and its evidence. Argument #2: State the argument. Use quotes to support it. Mention three different points to support the idea. Summarize the paragraph by restating the argument and its evidence. Argument #3: State the argument. Use quotes to support it. Mention three different points to support the idea.
• Critical Analysis of learning and teaching in the early years linked to (1) Biblical principles; (2) Constructivism, Humanism or Post-Modernism and its impact on early childhood teaching and learning; (3) developmental characteristics; (4) Learning connect to the brain's learning processes
The steps are as follows:
• Decide what kind of essay to write(descriptive, persuasive, argumentative, compare/contrast)
• Brainstorm your topic (use words, phrases, free writing, just get it out)
• Research the topic (check the references, the slides, library, interne)
• Develop a thesis (decide what the main point of your essay is. All else needs to be connected to it)
• Outline your essay (write the thesis and the topic sentence for each paragraph)
• Write your essay (write it according to the outline you have made, you may change & edit later)
• Edit your writing to check spelling and grammar (do it several times, make sure it all flows well)