Title: Learning in theory and practice: How scaffolding influences mathematics in the kindergarten classroom

Purpose:

1. To encourage you to explore a particular learning theory or aspect of it, and to reflect on the way in which this theory can be related to your own teaching in a kindergarten classroom.

Theory to be used in analysis of learning: Bruner’s cognitive theory on scaffolding

This sounds like another interesting focus.

There are a few general points for you. Remember these are the aims of the assignment:

1. To encourage explore a particular learning theory or aspect of it, and to reflect on the way in which this theory can be related to your own teaching.
2. To demonstrate your understanding of some of the theoretical issues raised in the second part of the class and their relevance to practice.
3. To show you have read around the subject and can demonstrate a balanced and critical view of a wide range of sources.

You would be surprised how often people do not remember this. It would be helpful to ask yourself the following questions;

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• What bit of theory shall I do?
• Is it narrow enough?
• Explain what is important about this and where you got this from.
• How does this affect my classes?
• Give specific examples and relate them back to the theory.