Tag: Development
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NEN Discuss: Holistic Development
What is holistic development? Holistic development is not just a term but a powerful concept that shapes an individual’s overall growth and progress in all aspects of development, including physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual development. It is a view that does not isolate these areas but instead emphasises their interconnectedness and interdependence. It is…
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NEN Discuss: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
About the theory Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ is a theory in psychology that describes the five basic human needs that must be fulfilled for individuals to be motivated to reach their full potential. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, sometimes referred to as a theory of motivation, is a classification system theorised to reflect the survival needs of…
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NEN Discuss: Cultural Capital
What is Cultural Capital? What is Cultural Capital, and what does it mean for early years practitioners and the education sector? These are two questions that educational practitioners have been considering and asking since this term regained popularity in its inclusion within the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) in 2019. The term Cultural Capital, as Ofsted…
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NEN Discuss: Learning Styles, VARK
What is VARK? To begin with, defining the term ‘learning styles’ seems appropriate as this will form part of the discussion around VARK. As suggested by Pashler et al. (2020), a learning style is a broad range of concepts, ideas and theories around an individual’s theoretically preferred mode of information devilry and the mode that…
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NEN Discuss: Gesell’s Maturation Theory
What is Maturation Theory? This theory of physical and cognitive development links to the thinking of the Motor-Development school of thought. To fully understand Gesell’s theory, an understanding of the term maturation is needed. Maturation, therefore, is the process of growth and development that an individual experiences and that maturation is not a singular event…
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NEN Discuss: Zone of Proximal Development
What is the Zone of Proximal Development theory? One of the foundational theories of Social Constructivism is that of Lev Vygotsky’s work on the Zone of Proximal Development. The Zone of Proximal Development focuses on the implications, influence, and involvement of social interaction in an individual’s learning and the role another person plays in supporting…
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NEN Discuss: Sustained Shared Thinking
What is Sustained Shared Thinking? Sustained Shared Thinking can be described as a period of time in which two or more individuals are working together both holding concentration on a specific task and working collaboratively to co-construct knowledge, skills and behaviours. Sustained Shared Thinking can only occur if both individuals are equally developing, promoting and…
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