HED4808 Assignment 3 ANSWERS 2025 – Due August 2025 (Learnlib)

HED4808 ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
SEMESTER 2 2025
DUE AUGUST 2025

QUESTION 1

Play is often regarded as a key component of the learning process.

1.1 Give your interpretation of play and provide relevant examples.

1.1 Interpretation of Play

Play can be described as a natural and joyful activity through which children make sense
of their world and learn new skills. It is not separate from learning but deeply connected to
it. Play allows children to explore, imagine, and interact with their environment while
developing physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities (Ebbeck & Waniganayake,
2016; HED4808 Study Guide, Learning Unit 4).

For example, when children role-play as shopkeepers and customers, they are not only