FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

DEVELOPMENT

BECD108: PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

DEVELOPMENT

May 2019

Time: 3. Hours

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer THREE questions only. All questions carry equal marks.

You are advised to spend 1 hour on each of your answers.

You will be penalised for repeating material used to answer another

question.

Credit will be given for answers that are clear, concise, drawing on
relevant examples and illustrations from the teaching and learning
situation.
Answer all questions in the Answer Books provided.

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QUESTIONS

1. Discuss how nature and nurture can together influence a child’s early
development. [100]

2. Evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development looking at the following:

(i) theoretical criticism

(ii) methodological criticism
(iii) strengths [100]

3. Examine the arguments for, and against Chomsky’s theory of language

acquisition. [100]

4. How can an Early Childhood Development teacher utilise Bandura’s

Social Learning Theory in the ECDB class. [100]

5. To what extent do you consider Thorndike’s theory relevant to the

education of toddlers? [100]

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