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South African Journal of Childhood Education
versão On-line ISSN 2223-7682
versão impressa ISSN 2223-7674
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NDABEZITHA, Lerato B. e GRAVETT, Sarah. Guided play as a pedagogical tool for the early grades. SAJCE [online]. 2024, vol.14, n.1, pp.1-9. ISSN 2223-7682. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1345.
BACKGROUND: Research has shown the benefits of play for children's learning and development. Play can also be harnessed for pursuing pre-determined learning goals related to school curricula through 'guided' play AIM: The research inquired into the implementation of a pre-service teacher education course on play as pedagogy to evaluate and refine the course's design principles SETTING: The study was conducted at the University of Johannesburg, involving pre-service teachers within the Bachelor of Education in the foundation phase of schooling METHODS: The research formed part of a broader design-based research study. The data were collected via questionnaires, interviews, analysis of students' work and a research journal. A combination of inductive and deductive data analysis was used RESULTS: The way in which the course was designed and implemented was successful in helping students develop a basic understanding of guided play, although there were gaps in their understanding of their guiding role; student teachers learnt that creativity could be developed through play CONCLUSION: In general, the design principles served the course and its implementation well because students learnt much about guided play. However, a major gap was the insufficient focus on guiding practices. Such practices should receive considerable attention in a pre-service teacher education course on guided play. A stronger focus on the interconnectedness of play and creativity in a course on guided play for pre-service teachers will be beneficial CONTRIBUTION: The research on teacher preparation for using play-based teaching and learning is limited. This study contributes to addressing this gap
Palavras-chave : guided play; playful learning; pre-service teacher education; creativity; play.