Hed2601 Assignment 2 (Quality Answers) 2024

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the HED2601 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2024. For assistance call or us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4........ QUESTION 1: (20) 1.1 (2) 1.2 (3) 1.3 (4) 1.4 (2) 1.5 (4) 1.6 (1) 1.7 Briefly explain the importance of studying the history of early childhood education (ECE). List THREE (3) benefits of early childhood education. Discuss the influence that technology and digital media will increasingly have on teaching and learning in the Foundation Phase? (2 X 2) Name TWO (2) prominent individuals who had a global impact in shaping our understanding of ECE. Explain how you would apply the concept of Africanisation in your teaching. Define the concept of Industrial Revolution. Provide TWO (2) reasons to justify why the Industrial Revolution is an important topic in the history of ECE. (4) QUESTION 2: (35) 2.1 FOUR (4) approaches to learning that have had a profound influence on the history of ECE are discussed in the study guide. These approaches are sometimes known as the “fabulous four”. As a Foundation Phase teacher, explain how you would apply each of the FOUR (4) approaches in your teaching. First name the approach and provide an explanation. (4 X 5) (20) 4 2.2 Motivate why each of the following elements of quality ECE practice are important. Use your own words and do not copy from the study guide and other sources. (3 X 5) (15) • Teacher qualifications • Inclusive curriculum • Learning environment QUESTION 3: (20) 3.1 Draw a table with two columns showing three differences between the learning that takes place in an indigenous South African home and the learning that takes place in a formal classroom. (6) 3.2 Draw your own diagraph with labels to demonstrate the concept of “zone of proximal development”. The diagram must be unique and not copied from the internet. (8) 3.3 In your own words, explain the concept that is depicted in the diagram you produced in 3.2. (6) QUESTION 4: (15) 4.1 Draw your own flow diagram with labels showing Piaget’s stages of child development. The diagram must be unique and not copied from the internet. (4) 4.2 Briefly interpret the flow diagram that you produced in 4.1. (3) 4.3 Mention THREE (3) important changes that took place in the South African education system after 1994. (6) 4.4 Briefly discuss how the discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa led to urbanisation. (2) HED2601/ASSESSMENT 2/0/2024 5 QUESTION 5: (10) 5.1 Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. Tchombe explains that much of the learning that happens at home is informal and incidental, taking place through observation and imitation. Sometimes children learn through guided participation, where an adult (or older sibling) teaches a young child how something is done. 5.1.1 Design a classroom-based activity for children to learn through observation and imitation. (5) 5.1.2 Design a classroom-based activity for children to learn through guided participation. (5)