Revolving Brain

Human Growth And DevelopmentChapter 6

Piaget and VygotskyPiaget and Vygotsky are coming to Atlanta, GA.You are their promoters. Task: Fill the GA Dome.Advertise the event.Poster, BillboardNewscastArticleBrochureSong, rap, jingle, Provide biographical information, key concepts of their theory, and implications for parents and educators.

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VygotskyCategoriesPiagetInfluence of FamilyBiological InfluencesZPD Zone of Proximal DevelopmentMajor Way to LearnName of TheoryImplications for Teachers or ParentsPiagets Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentConcrete operational stage (Elementary and early adolescence)This stage is characterized by 7 types of conservation:number, length, liquid, mass, weight, area, and volume.

Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentPiaget identified four stages in cognitive development:Concrete operational stage (Elementary and early adolescence)This stage is characterized by 7 types of conservation:number, length, liquid, mass, weight, area, and volume.

Middle Childhood can understand reversibility and conservationReversibility: The pouring of water into the small container can be reversed.Vygotsky Vygotskys social theory of learning Like Piaget he insisted that children learn by constructing their own understanding of the world they experience.

Unlike Piaget, he insisted that the world experienced by children is a social, rather than a natural one. i.e. games, toys, and books are social constructions that embody social norms and expectations for the child.

Vygotskys Theory: The role of culture/social interactionSociocultural environment ALL IMPORTANT for cognitive developmentDifferent contexts create different forms of developmentCognitive processes (language, thought, reasoning) develop THROUGH social interactionDevelopment is a product of CULTURE8Vygotsky believed childrens learning takes place within a zone of proximal development, which is a range of tasks too difficult for a child to do alone but possibly with the help of others (Berk, 2003, p.223).

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