Self-Assessment
Unit 3.3: Theories of play and philosophical approaches
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1. Name 3 theorists that believed in free-play.
2. Name a theorist that believed in structured play.
3. What is the difference between child-initiated and adut-led play?
4. Who invented the wooden block that aid learning?
5. Who was the founder of the first Kindergarten?
6. What were the theories of Vygotsky and Bruner?
7. What is the Zone of Potential Development?
8. What is Enactive learning?
9. Who was Donald Winnicot?
10.What is a transitional object and what is its purpose?
11. Identify 2 transitional objects.
12. What is the purpose of transitional objects?
13. Who invented the Stage Theory of play?
14 What is solitary play, parallel play, associative play and co-operative play?
15. What is Tina Bruce's theory of play?
16. How many features of play does Bruce describe?
17. What did Janet Moyles place importance on?
18. Who invented the taxonomy of of play theory?
19. How many types of play do children display according to Bob Hughes?
20 Who pioneered the healthy schools meals and medical services for children?
21. What is the relationship with food and learning according to Mcmillan?
22. What else did Mcmillan put emphasis on?
23. What did Rudolph Steiner believe in?
24. What did Maria Montessori believe in?
25. What was Susan Isaac's theory on play?
26. Who opened the first English Junk playground in Camberwell London and opened the first adventure playground for disabled children?
27. Which school of thought considered children with disabilities to have 'special rights' rather than 'special needs'.
28. Name one key feature of Reggio Emilia approach.
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