EDC306: Document a child’s learning trajectory through either the use of a Learning Story: Curriculum Pedagogy Assignment, MU, Ireland

Option A:

Document a child’s learning trajectory through either the use of a Learning Story or an Eportfolio.  With reference to current theory, research, and practice, critically evaluate this process.

Your assignment should consider:

• Implications for the child and the family
• The educator’s role in the process
• The efficacy of the means of documentation
• Implications for current practice
• Children as reflective decision-makers

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Option B:

Discuss the benefits and challenges of the use of Learning Stories and Eportfolios as a method of documenting children’s learning. With reference to current theory, research, and practice, critically evaluate these methods.

Your assignment should consider:

• The advantages and disadvantages of both methods of documentation
• How children’s agency is reflected in both
• How family and community can be reflected in both
• Which, if either, would be more beneficial to your current practice? Why?