Assessment 3 (1800 words): The ability to articulate beliefs about learning and its relationship to development is important for you as an early childhood educator as you justify and communicate decisions about teaching and learning to families, children and the wider education community. This assignment is designed to provide the opportunity for you to develop your philosophy about the relationship between learning and development and consider the implications of these ideas for teaching. There are several options for this paper
Write a discussion paper on the current state of Play in the Australian Education System.
Consider:
What does play currently look like in birth-8 settings?
What does current research tell us?
What do you believe to be important considerations in incorporating play into the birth-8 curriculum?
How can Early Childhood educators advocate for play with children aged birth-8?
You should consider:
• Using current research, articles and credible sources to support your analysis.
• Including examples relating to children aged birth-8.
• Referring to Australian Framework, Curriculum and Policy documents.
• Referring to references that go beyond the topic literature.
• Demonstrating a sound knowledge of early childhood play pedagogy.
• Demonstrating a breadth of reading in this area.
You will be assessed according to the following:
• scope of your research
• relevance of material
• grasp of theoretical concepts from the topic, and how you employ these ideas to elaborate your ideas.
• capacity to critically analyse what you see, read, and hear.
• written expression that is clear and correct.
• capacity to develop a clear relationship between the different elements of your assignments • avoidance of extraneous or irrelevant material.
• ability to be reflexive in your writing.
