Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice.
Piaget’s theory of learning for cognitive development says children create a schema based on their experiences, when something unexpected happens to the child, the child will adapt the schema to include the new information. Based on this theory early years schools have a child centred teaching approach. Teachers will look at the children’s needs and plan activities accordingly. Piaget’s theory has also influenced the way professionals manage children’s behaviour. For example the rewards or incentives system for good behaviour.
Vgotskys theory has had an impact on early works frameworks in England and Scotland. He stressed the importance of social learning both by caregivers and peers. He believed that children learnt through interaction. Frameworks support this by encouraging children to work together to complete tasks. Teachers will work alongside children but will also challenge their thoughts and opinions in order to develop them into maturity.
Behaviourist approach to development suggests that children learn through conditioning; new behaviours are learnt from past experiences and that all learning is influenced by rewards and punishments. Pavlov and Watson researched classical conditioning and found there was a link to rewards, punishments and behaviour. This research has enabled professionals to understand children’s phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders. Operant conditioning focuses on exploring the environment and learning the consequences of behaviour whether good or bad. Skinner found that children need frequent positive reinforcement as this helps them learn good behaviour until it becomes automatic. Professionals use operant conditioning on a daily basis. It is common practice to reward a child for good behaviour and if a child is displaying a destructive behaviour often the most effective way of combatting it is by ignoring the behaviour completely.
Social Learning Theory by Bandura has been influential in how professionals support
Vgotskys theory has had an impact on early works frameworks in England and Scotland. He stressed the importance of social learning both by caregivers and peers. He believed that children learnt through interaction. Frameworks support this by encouraging children to work together to complete tasks. Teachers will work alongside children but will also challenge their thoughts and opinions in order to develop them into maturity.
Behaviourist approach to development suggests that children learn through conditioning; new behaviours are learnt from past experiences and that all learning is influenced by rewards and punishments. Pavlov and Watson researched classical conditioning and found there was a link to rewards, punishments and behaviour. This research has enabled professionals to understand children’s phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders. Operant conditioning focuses on exploring the environment and learning the consequences of behaviour whether good or bad. Skinner found that children need frequent positive reinforcement as this helps them learn good behaviour until it becomes automatic. Professionals use operant conditioning on a daily basis. It is common practice to reward a child for good behaviour and if a child is displaying a destructive behaviour often the most effective way of combatting it is by ignoring the behaviour completely.
Social Learning Theory by Bandura has been influential in how professionals support