Undergraduate TAS-ESH345-2023
Play, Pedagogy and Learning
$2,213 $0
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 10 Jul 2023
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18
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23
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Subject details
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Justify the role of play in children's development and learning.
- Critically analyse play based explorations.
- Evaluate and design play based explorations.
- Synthesise information in an appropriate style, which include the use of APA referencing and academic writing conventions.
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- Refer to Mylo for study topics
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
The importance of play is recognised as being integral to young childrens learning and development and is therefore, embedded within the Early Years Learning Framework. This subject comprises of three modules, namely: What is play? Play and the curriculum; and Play and the early childhood (EC) practitioner. The concept, assessment and integration of play based learning will be investigated through readings, lectures and tutorial activities. This subject is particularly relevant to students specialising in the early years, and those seeking an early childhood perspective of pedagogy and childrens learning.
- Direct Observations of Clinical Encounters (DOCEs) (0%)
- Reflection (50%)
- Plan (50%)
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