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The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/56918 The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation Joubert, Jacomina Christina mail.anca.nel@gmail.com Hartell, Cycil George Nel, Anca UCTD Education theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-15 SDG-15: Life on land Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. This qualitative study makes recommendations to help teachers understand how an outdoor learning environment could be designed and used to enrich perceptual development through sensory and motor stimulation for the Grade R learner. This was done by establishing design principles that create better teaching and learning environments from the perspective of an educator in the South African context. Three purposively selected case studies (pre-schools) enabled the collection of data using collection methods (Burton & Bartlett, 2009:63) such as photos, video clips, interviews, observations and document analysis. Content analysis was conducted, resulting in themes and sub-themes (Creswell et al., 2010:298) on which conclusions were drawn based on similarities and differences in data and existing literature. Four themes emerged: 1. contradictory perspectives on outdoor learning environments; 2. outdoor play is valuable; 3. creating the ideal outdoor learning environment and 4. increased deficiency of sensory and motor development among Grade R learners. The theories employed in this study were: 1. eight universal principles for the design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation obtained from the work of Montessori (Montessori, 1988), Malaguzzi (Cadwell, 2003) and the Scandinavian Forest School Movement (Knight, 2009) and 2. the model of Slabbert (2009) for facilitating learning (Slabbert, De Kock, Hattingh, 2009). This study resulted in helpful data collection tools and outdoor learning environment evaluation rubrics, including: 1. a map containing schematic detail of each site (see e.g. Fig 3.3 pg 60); 2. an inventory documenting site details and the relevance for sensory and motor stimulation (see e.g. Table 3.1 pg 61). 3. a rubric recording the site features for sensory and motor stimulation (see Addendum 4); and 4. a rubric for the design and use of an outdoor learning environment for whole-child development (see Addendum 3). tm2016 Early Childhood Education MEd Unrestricted 2016-09-26T06:58:38Z 2016-09-26T06:58:38Z 2016-08-31 2016 Dissertation Nel, A 2016, The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56918> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56918 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Education theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-15 SDG-15: Life on land The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title | The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title_full | The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title_fullStr | The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title_short | The design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| title_sort | design and use of an outdoor learning environment for sensory and motor stimulation |
| topic | UCTD Education theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-15 SDG-15: Life on land |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56918 |