Imitation and Variation: Reflections on toddlers' strategies for learning |
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| Authors: | Marita Lindahl Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson |
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| Institution: | Pedagogiska Institutionen , Ume? Universitet |
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| Abstract: | The process of learning for young children is primarily a question of learning in the present and being able to utilize that which is learned in totally new settings or situations in the future. In this article we will illustrate how learning is a question of developing an understanding of, or creating ways of experiencing, aspects or phenomena of the surrounding world. Imitation is an important ingress into learning for young children. Additionally, variation provides insight into the cognitive world of very young children. Both imitation and variation are interwoven in the strategies for learning used by children. Two observations and analyses are presented. In the first observation a toddler attempts to master a skill and in the second observation a group of children are playing on a slide. |
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| Keywords: | Toddlers Imitation Variation Day Care |
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