The Big6

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Early childhood students need an environment that gives them the opportunity to be successful, creative, informed and active members of the 21st century. Educators have an important role when creating a learning environment, as they need to plan accordingly to meet the needs of each individual child. According to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR] (2009, p. 14) children learn best when educators create experiences, which are holistic, play-based, and intentional, allowing students to learn through physical and social experiences. These include experiences, which allow students to investigate helping their curiosity to grow. Learning through play allows opportunities for students to question, investigate and …show more content…

According to Eisenberg & Berkowitz (1987, para. 1) The Big6 helps students to find, use, apply and evaluate which is a similar process to the MIC and 5E’s. Like the MIC, The Big6 has six stages, which include; task definition, information seeking strategies, location, and access, use of information and evaluation (Delattre-Carter & Woolam, 2009, pp. 21-22). Educators create learning experiences based on the student’s interests, which relate to the relevant curriculum, EYLF, and NQS outcomes. Educators reflect if the learning was successful and if students built on their knowledge (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority [ACEQUA], 2018). The author believes that it is important to allow children to lead the inquiry by creating an environment, which allows for collaboration, communication, and explorations to take place. According to School Curriculum and Standards Authority, Government of Western Australia [SCSA] (2014) the mandated curriculum helps to guide principles for teaching, learning and assessment and support teachers when assessing and reporting on student’s achievements. The Big6 offers an opportunity for educators to complete the stages in any order and repeat where required allowing an opportunity for curriculum links to be achieved (Delattre-Carter & Woolman, 2009, p. 23). The author believes that for students with diverse needs this IP may suit them best due to the flexibility of the phases. The Big6 helps students to be successful as they learn, find, sort, apply, prepare, achieve and understand more about their

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