Assignment number: 13
Year: 2022
DOCUMENT PREVIEW:
QUESTION 1: Based on the activity in Assessment 12 (question 3) explain how you
would use the dramatisations developed and presented by learners to assess:
cognitive development ,social development, emotional development, physical
development
Cognitive development
Cognitive skills include the ability to understand, solve problems, reason, attend to basic tasks,
and memorise information. Young children develop cognitive skills by taking part in everyday
activities therefore it is important that they be assessed through the observation of those
activities.
, LIFE SKILLS: PERFORMING ARTS, VISUAL ART, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE
LSP1501
LSP1501 ASSIGNMENT 13 S2 2022
SECTION A – PERFORMING ARTS
QUESTION 1
Based on the activity in Assessment 12 (question 3) explain how you would use the
dramatisations developed and presented by learners to assess:
• cognitive development
• social development
• emotional development
• physical development
Cognitive
development
Cognitive skills include the ability to understand, solve problems, reason, attend to basic tasks,
and memorise information. Young children develop cognitive skills by taking part in everyday
activities therefore it is important that they be assessed through the observation of those
activities.
In the scenario taking tadpoles for fish is a sign of a disability to observe because there a huge
difference between a fish and tadpoles, and again by keep on checking the vase hoping
tadpoles will turn into fish another sign of under development of cognitive skills.
Learning to play a musical instrument develops the brain’s executive functions, which allow
children to manage time and attention, organise their thoughts and self-regulate their behaviour.
Self-regulation is an umbrella term that refers to a range of processes in relation to the
regulation of attention, behaviour and emotions.
Bodily movements establish neurological connections which in turn forge the foundations for
language development. Learning songs and rhymes correlate with phonological awareness and
early reading skills. It helps learners to expand their vocabulary and helps them to express
themselves appropriately.