Constructivism and Vygotsky
Constructivism and Vygotsky 's Theories Traci Cross-Lewis ECE101: Introduction to Early Childhood Education Professor Nancy Hooper September 13, 2011
I. Constructivism and Vygotsky’s Theories
A. Thesis Statement
There are several theories and theorist that one can chose to correlates with ones own personal style regarding Early Childhood Educational learning and teaching styles and ways to go about applying them.
II. Body paragraph #1 - Topic Sentence #1
Constructivism and Vygotsky’s shared theories in the education world are commonly known as, “Vygotsky 's theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition (Vygotsky, 1978; Wertsch, 1985), as he believed strongly that community plays a central role in the process of "making meaning." (Vygotsky, 1978; Wertsch, 1985)
A. Supporting Evidence
The text states, “Constructivism is defined in terms of the individual’s organizing, structuring and restructuring of experience—an ongoing lifelong process—in accordance with existing schemes of thought. In turn, these very schemes become modified and enriched in the course of interaction with the physical and social world.” (Morrison, 2009, p. 114)
B. Explanation
This is the explanation of the key factor of how importance of how key it is that the society is in playing its role in the educational field of the young lives of children of today’s world. They can help by providing organization, instruction, tools, supplies, and experience, and stories. This also helps give the classrooms meaning. The theory of constructivism and Vygotsky’s theories are tied together nicely to conform into a great educational program that fits nicely into the educational program especially for those that are in the age ranges of three to five years of age.
C. So What?
After reading the many of the basic factors that come along with the learning process of constructivism the one
I. Constructivism and Vygotsky’s Theories
A. Thesis Statement
There are several theories and theorist that one can chose to correlates with ones own personal style regarding Early Childhood Educational learning and teaching styles and ways to go about applying them.
II. Body paragraph #1 - Topic Sentence #1
Constructivism and Vygotsky’s shared theories in the education world are commonly known as, “Vygotsky 's theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition (Vygotsky, 1978; Wertsch, 1985), as he believed strongly that community plays a central role in the process of "making meaning." (Vygotsky, 1978; Wertsch, 1985)
A. Supporting Evidence
The text states, “Constructivism is defined in terms of the individual’s organizing, structuring and restructuring of experience—an ongoing lifelong process—in accordance with existing schemes of thought. In turn, these very schemes become modified and enriched in the course of interaction with the physical and social world.” (Morrison, 2009, p. 114)
B. Explanation
This is the explanation of the key factor of how importance of how key it is that the society is in playing its role in the educational field of the young lives of children of today’s world. They can help by providing organization, instruction, tools, supplies, and experience, and stories. This also helps give the classrooms meaning. The theory of constructivism and Vygotsky’s theories are tied together nicely to conform into a great educational program that fits nicely into the educational program especially for those that are in the age ranges of three to five years of age.
C. So What?
After reading the many of the basic factors that come along with the learning process of constructivism the one
References: Elliott, Ph.D and Sanders, Ph.D, Children and Physical Activity, The Importance of Movement and Physical Activity, Published: February 2002 http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood/articles/physical.html Morrison. Early Childhood Education Today, 11th Edition. Copyright 2009, Pearson Learning Solutions pp. 114 – 115 Galloway, C. M. (2001). Vygotsky 's Constructionism. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, amd technology http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Vygotsky 's_constructivism