Compare And Contrast Piaget Vs Vygotsky
1. If there are two classrooms with the same size and same lighting, but one of them is a neutral gray color, whereas the other one is a newly painted bright yellow color, which classroom would the kids have a greater chance of focusing in? The color of the room is the independent variable because the bright yellow is what is changing in this experiment. Whereas the children’s learning depends on the color of the room which makes it the dependent variable. This leaves us with the control group, which is the room that is painted gray because that is the first room started with and the one that does not change. The hypothesis of my experiment would be that kids in the room containing the neutral painted walls (gray) would be the ones to focus
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Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky were both Developmental Psychologists. They had many differences and few commonalities. Piaget had four developmental stages, that went from birth to age twelve. Saying that, he followed a stage theory which is an older idea. He also believed in self exploration and discovery. In other words, he believed that children should figure things out on their own. Piaget also said that language is good for cognitive development. One of his last thoughts was that hands-on learning was very beneficial to children. Hands on learning helps the children interact physically and gets their minds thinking in a different way than just sitting down. On the other hand, Lev Vygotsky followed more of a continuous theory, which is more of a modern idea. He believed in guided learning which is when an adult is there to assist the child while doing the work. One of Vygotsky’s major theories was the Zone of Proximal Development, which said that children basically have a box that they fit into regarding to academics and one side is when the information is too easy and the other is too hard. This helps demonstrate when the child gets the assistance from an adult. Another important idea Lev Vygotsky believed was that social environments were very beneficial for children’s development. This is because they learn at a young age how to interact properly with
Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky were both Developmental Psychologists. They had many differences and few commonalities. Piaget had four developmental stages, that went from birth to age twelve. Saying that, he followed a stage theory which is an older idea. He also believed in self exploration and discovery. In other words, he believed that children should figure things out on their own. Piaget also said that language is good for cognitive development. One of his last thoughts was that hands-on learning was very beneficial to children. Hands on learning helps the children interact physically and gets their minds thinking in a different way than just sitting down. On the other hand, Lev Vygotsky followed more of a continuous theory, which is more of a modern idea. He believed in guided learning which is when an adult is there to assist the child while doing the work. One of Vygotsky’s major theories was the Zone of Proximal Development, which said that children basically have a box that they fit into regarding to academics and one side is when the information is too easy and the other is too hard. This helps demonstrate when the child gets the assistance from an adult. Another important idea Lev Vygotsky believed was that social environments were very beneficial for children’s development. This is because they learn at a young age how to interact properly with