In Defense of Active Learning

Autor/in	Pica, Rae
Titel	In Defense of Active Learning
Quelle	In: Young Children, 63 (2008) 6, S.52-53 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Student Motivation; Lifelong Learning; Young Children; Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Physical Activities; Movement Education; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Frühe Kindheit; Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bewegungsbildung; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	Effective early childhood teachers use what they know about and have observed in young children to design programs to meet children's developmental needs. Play and active learning are key tools to address those needs and facilitate children's early education. In this article, the author discusses the benefits of active learning in the education of young children. Active learning--the process of exploration and discovery, of acquiring knowledge, of knowing how to acquire it--is more likely than rote learning to foster a lifelong love of the learning process. Active learning is also more fun for young children, which means it matters more to them. When teachers use activities that promote active learning in the classroom, they are teaching to the whole child, using the physical and social-emotional as well as the cognitive. This results in more enduring and meaningful lessons and children who will move toward becoming lifelong learners. Two resources about active learning are included. (Contains 2 resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10