Volume 07 Issue 04 April 2024
Toy Based Pedagogy Promotes 21st Century Skills in School and Beyond: A New Path to Education Reform
1Dr. Bharati Jani, 2Smt. Jayamala Sethi
1Assistant Professor in History (TE) DAV College of Teacher Education, Koraput, Odisha
2Assistant Professor in Educational Studies (TE) College of Teacher Education, Balasore, Odisha
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i04-46Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT
The paper aims at to gain an effective understanding of toy-based pedagogy, which encourages students to develop new skills like reasoning, communication, creativity and critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability. This pedagogy's main goal is to encourage students to learn via first-hand experience while also making amazing memories. Students can also benefit from these experiences as effective resources that can advance them and enhance the educational system as a whole. It is imperative that teachers develop appropriate teaching and learning strategies in an appropriate manner in order to meet these goals. By using this pedagogy, it is ensured that the students can understand the teacher. For students of all ages, toy-based pedagogy can be a useful strategy. With toys, students can explore, imagine, observe, create, express, and above all-engage in play. The process of creating toys and then playing with them can help foster a variety of skills both inside and outside of the classroom. So that we have to take care of concepts and subjects are mapped out properly and strategically
KEYWORDS:Skill, Toy-Based Pedagogy, approach, 21st century skills, education reform
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