The age group based in this scenario is the 5 to 9 age group. The gender of the group is equally balanced. There are 15 children in the group.
Which environment are we in (Inside / Outside / Classroom / Hall)?
Children are currently having a physical education lesson on the lower school playground. The day is currently sunny and the children have bought there water bottles with them.
What is the layout of the environment?
Source: http://www.croydon-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/images/LOGOS/layo2.jpg Date Accessed: 13th February 2007
The children are exercising at the Young Street play area at the right of Block 1. Around the boundary of the play area, there are large oak trees and wooden fences.
The play area is divided in two sections, one being concrete and one being grass. There is also a small sandpit that the children will be using for long jumps.
On the concrete there is a snakes & ladders paint outline and hopscotch area.
How many teachers are there in the area?
On average there are two teachers and two supervisors.
What are they currently learning?
The children are learning how to warm up – stretching and a light jog in preparation for a game of rounders. It is the first time the children have played rounders at school and the first 15 minutes will be used to show the children how to play the game.
What are the children’s attitudes?
The children enjoy the physical education lessons and are enthusiastic about playing rounders. Some children, however, have complained that its too hot.
What’s the time of day?
10:40am, although there was a delay of ten minutes.
What are the current teaching methods?
Involves supervisor demonstrating how to do warm-ups and the children practising in front of the teachers. Before the lesson, a small video is played in class to demonstrate some of the activities the children will be carrying out.
In this scenario how would the robot-teaching assistant interact with the children?
- The teaching assistant can demonstrate how to exercise and the children mimic this in a group
- Offer children help if they are confused about the rules
- During the game of rounders, the teaching assistant will be the referee
- Teaching assistant can participate in the game of rounders
Source: http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/New-ASIMO-exercising/
Date Accessed: 13th February 2007
Source: http://world.honda.com/HDTV/ASIMO/New-ASIMO-exercising/
Date Accessed: 13th February 2007
In this scenario how would the children interact with the teaching assistant?
- Children may well be more interested in the teaching assistant than the physical education lesson itself
- The children may want to be the teaching assistant’s buddy/friend and may surrounded him
- There may well be some children that will be scared of the teaching assistant
Gaurav Chander
Bobby Biran Singh
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