3+-+What+it+all+means+for+Early+Years

//'Learning by Doing' can be a successful method of learning in the nursery. Children can have the opportunity to experience things for themselves, something that the nursery setting tries to emphasise.

The learning by doing technique can also be seen to motivate and increase confidence levels in children. Children who learn independently may feel a bigger sense of achievement. This independence in the nursery setting and also the active-learning process plays a much bigger part than in primary where activities tend to either be teacher-intensive or teacher-initiated. Dewey's research also supports social interaction and group time in the nursery, where children have time to listen and to share ideas, is a perfect example of this.//

//This active learning process is very relevent in the current educational climate. Curriculum for Excellence tries to ensure that children of all ages and stages have a wide range of meaningful learning experiences. The hands on 'Learning by doing' helps to achieve this by giving children the chance to do things for themselves and learn independently.//