Learning Through Play · Chapter 1

Audit of Skills

Breadth of skills measured by the research included in this study — each skill domain shown with the outcomes reported in the literature reviewed, and the integrated pedagogy those outcomes came from.

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Skill domains below are taken from What we mean by learning through play (LEGO Foundation). The middle column lists outcomes as they were described in the literature reviewed; the right column lists the integrated pedagogy as described in that same literature. Outcomes and pedagogies are listed per domain — they are not paired row by row.

Table · Breadth of skills measured by research included in this study
Skill domain	Outcome as described in the literature reviewed	Integrated pedagogy as described in the literature reviewed
Cognitive skills	Cognitive achievement Computer skills Conceptual understanding Conflict resolution Decision making Engineering concepts and skills Essay writing Explaining representations Higher order thinking skills Inductive and deductive reasoning Interpreting Knowledge transfer Mathematics concepts and skills Mathematics reasoning strategies Metacognition Negotiating skills Planning skills Problem solving skills Reading comprehension Reasoning strategies Recall skills Referential communication Science concepts and skills Study skills Theory of mind Thinking skills	Active learning Collaborative inquiry-based learning Collaborative learning Cooperative learning Guided discovery learning Inquiry-based learning Montessori education Peer tutoring Problem-based active learning Problem-based learning Project-based collaborative learning Scaffolding Socio-constructivist
Creative skills	Creativity Divergent thinking Inventiveness	Collaborative learning Montessori education
Emotional skills	Confidence Emotional skills Engagement Enjoyment of learning Executive function Learner wellbeing Listening skills Motivation Positive classroom behaviour Science self-efficacy Self-efficacy Self-regulation	Active learning Collaborative active learning Cooperative learning Experiential learning Guided discovery learning Inquiry-based learning Montessori education Problem-based learning
Physical skills	Fine motor Gross motor	Active learning Guided discovery learning Montessori education
Social skills	Collaboration Communication skills Interpersonal skills Negotiating skills Positive peer play Social connections Social regulation Social skills Verbal-social skills	Active learning Cooperative learning Experiential learning Guided discovery learning Inquiry-based learning Montessori education

This is a work from the LEGO Foundation, made by Rachel Parker and Bo Stjerne Thomsen. We are sharing it in chapters, for free, for the benefit of homeschool parents and educators. www.aiacademy.net

How to use this chapter: pick one domain you want to strengthen this term, read across to the pedagogies the literature paired with it, and build a week around one of them. The point of the table is not to cover everything — it is to show which teaching approach produced which kind of gain.

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