Answer to Question #197814 in English for June

Question

 Piaget argued that young children construct their own understanding of the world through “doing” rather than “hearing about”. You discovered, in your study guide, that Grade R learners learn best when they first experience new concepts like making patterns with their own bodies.

Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? In a paragraph of six to eight lines, elaborate on your answer

Answer 1

I disagree.

This is because Children differ from adult learners in many ways, but there are also surprising commonalities across learners of all ages. In this chapter we provide some insights into children as learners. A study of young children fulfills two purposes: it illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of the learners who populate the nation’s schools, and it offers a window into the development of learning that cannot be seen if one considers only well-established learning patterns and expertise. In studying the development of children, an observer gets a dynamic picture of learning unfolding over time. A fresh understanding of infant cognition and of how young children from 2 to 5 years old build on that early start also sheds new light on how to ease their transition into formal school settings.