{"id":287,"date":"2013-08-01T21:46:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T21:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-intro\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:39:56","slug":"cl-1-2-thinking-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-intro\/cl-1-2-thinking-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"CL 1.2 Thinking and learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young children are very curious! They seem to be born with an eagerness to learn about the world around them. Adults often refer to children as “sponges” to highlight the way children seem to soak up experiences and knowledge in what appears to be an effortless way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early childhood especially, learning is intricately connected with other aspects of development. For example, how we learn to control our emotions is linked to how we learn to pay attention and problem-solve. As well, the same patterns of development happen in different areas of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about a discussion of the patterns of development across domains.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Think of the young children you know. How are they demonstrating these patterns of development?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why must we be careful in “applying” universal milestones when thinking about early human development?<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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The next clip contains examples of children’s thinking and learning, filmed in East Africa. What do you see that shows that the children are thinking and learning? What do you see in the environments that might be supporting their thinking and learning?<\/p>\n

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\n VIEW<\/span>Preschool in East Africa (1:51)<\/span> \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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