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Essay / Transdisciplinary learning - 1694
“Establishing cognitive connections, within and between subjects…” (Piaget 1977, Cockburn and Haylock 2008, Rose 2009) is an aspect of transdisciplinary learning. Broadly speaking, transdisciplinary learning refers to the acquisition of skills, knowledge and attitudes from a number of disciplines that are applied to a single experience, problem, question, theme or idea. In simple terms, this is also called a thematic approach. From this point I would explore why a thematic approach should be adopted in the classroom and this approach could enable delivery of the four core subjects of the National Curriculum during Key Stage 1. In addition to this, I I would explore the issues raised about adopting an interdisciplinary approach and the implications of using a thematic unit of integrating diverse subjects into one theme. By teaching thematically, this would allow me to integrate the four core subjects of the national curriculum into one theme. This method of thematic units uses and builds on children's interests and life experiences, so that skills and knowledge are developed meaningfully. (Kerry. T (2011) Interdisciplinary teaching in primary school, Oxon: Routledge) The policy of the middle school curriculum From Years 4 to 10 (1993), the more students become interested in how and what they study, the more interested they are in learning. Likewise, Bruner also supports the idea that children need to be involved in their own learning process, so that connections can be made through personal discovery and inquiry and are not simply passive receivers of information . This clearly highlights the importance of children taking an active role in their learning. Therefore, in my approach to delivering the core materials, it would be necessary for me to collaborate...... middle of article...... methods, as both approaches could be used in conjunctival. The mixture of thematic teaching and disciplinary teaching would enable success in the core subjects of the national curriculum. Not only do thematic units help to support learning in many areas of the curriculum, but they also enable children to find and make connections within and between subjects. This idea of teaching suggests that skills, knowledge and experiences could be transferable as well as the notion of continuity of learning within school and children's wider life experiences outside of school. Very often the thematic approach tends to rely on the interests of the children, which in turn branch out like the ripples of a stone thrown into the water. Transdisciplinary learning is a creative approach that allows teachers and children to become creative..