VYGOTSKY VS

PIAGET

SOCIO CULTURAL CONTEXT

VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET

STRONG EMPHASIS

LITTLE EMPHASISVs

CONSTRUCTIVISM

VYGOTSKY VS PIAGETCONSTRUCTIVISM

SOCIAL

Structured in social context

COGNITIVE

Structured for individual

STAGES

VYGOTSKY:

NO DEFINED STAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!

PIAGET:

PIAGET:PIAGET’S FOUR STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

SENSORIMOTOR

PRE-OPERATIONAL

CONCRETE OPERATIONAL

FORMAL OPERATIONAL

BIRTH-2 YRS 2 YRS-6 YRS 7 YRS- 11 YRS 12YRS-----

The infant constructs an understanding of the world by coordinating sensory experiences and motor actions.

The child begins to represent the world with words and images.

The child can now reason logically and classify things.

The adolescent reasons in more abstract, idealistic, and logical ways.

Symbolic function(2-4) Intuitive thought(4-7)

PIAGET:

KEY PROCESSES

VYGOTSKY:* ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT* LANGUAGE AS A TOOL OF CULTURE

PIAGET:* Schemas - A schema describes both the mental and physical

actions involved in understanding and knowing. Schemas are categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world.

* Assimilation - The process of taking in new information into our already existing schemas is known as assimilation.

* Accommodation - Another part of adaptation involves changing or altering our existing schemas in light of new information, a process known as accommodation.

* Equilibration - Piaget believed that all children try to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation, which is achieved through a mechanism Piaget called equilibration.

ROLE OF

LANGUAGE

VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET

Language has a vital role in shaping thoughts.

Cognition primarily directs language.

LANGUAGE MIND

VEIW ON

EDUCATION

VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET

EDUCATION HAS CENTRAL ROLE IN CHILD’S LANGUAGE LEARNING.

EDUCATION MERELY REFINES CHILD’S LANGUAGE.

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IMPLICATIONS FOR

TEACHER

VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET

Teacher guides. Teacher supports.

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HOUSE IS OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!

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