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Unit description
Explores creativity and meaning making in the Arts (visual arts; music and movement; dramatic play) in early childhood education. Knowledge and concepts about how young children grow and develop in creative ways is addressed. The philosophical, theoretical and practical applications of music and movement, visual arts, and dramatic play within early childhood education will be examined. The nexus between theory, research and practice will be undertaken through the examination of contemporary theories of the development of creativity in young children. The skills and knowledge associated with the Arts, and how this is linked to creativity and meaning- making for children will be developed in this unit.
Unit content
Module 1: The Arts in early childhood education
Module 2: Philosophical, theoretical and practical approaches to creative arts in ECEC
Module 3: Visual arts theory and practice
Module 4: Music theory and practice
Module 5: Movement and dance
Module 6: Dramatic play and creativity
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate understanding of knowledge and skills about creative concepts and processes in creative Arts to establish learning experiences in early childhood education |
| 2 | deconstruct philosophical and theoretical approaches to the creative arts in early childhood |
| 3 | analyse, evaluate and discuss knowledge and concepts about how young children grow and develop through the Arts |
| 4 | identify, analyse and apply knowledge and skills associated with visual arts, music and movement, and dramatic play and how this is linked to creativity and meaning-making for children |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of knowledge and skills about creative concepts and processes in creative Arts to establish learning experiences in early childhood education
- deconstruct philosophical and theoretical approaches to the creative arts in early childhood
- analyse, evaluate and discuss knowledge and concepts about how young children grow and develop through the Arts
- identify, analyse and apply knowledge and skills associated with visual arts, music and movement, and dramatic play and how this is linked to creativity and meaning-making for children
Teaching and assessment
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