A Comparison of Theorists
A Comparison of Theorists
Maliha-Sameen Saeed
ECH-325
December 14, 2014
There are many great theorists for the Early Childhood Education. Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget are two of the many theorists that benefit the teachers and parents to comprehend their children learning development. The paper will compare the two theorists and their difference of their cognitive development.
Jean Piaget vs. Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget cognitive development theory explained the changes of logical thinking of children and adolescent. Piaget suggested that children advance four stages based on maturity and experience.
Piaget suggested...
1. Children are active learner who learns from their own environment.
2. Children learn through assimilation and accommodation with the complex cognitive development.
3. Children interaction with physical and social environment is vital for cognitive development.
4. Children development follows in four stages.
“Piaget described children as active learners who, through numerous interactions with their environments, construct a complex understanding of the physical world around them” (Houdé, Borst, Simpson, Stollstorff, pg. 1, 2014).
Piaget has the Cognitive Stages Theory from Infant to Adulthood. The four stages consist of Sensorimotor: birth to two years, Preoperational: 2–7 years, Concrete operational: 7–11 years, and Formal Operations: 11-adulthood. These stages will benefit the teachers and parents to understand and follow the children progress throughout their years. Piaget also believes if the child interacts with another child it is best for learning ability. Social interaction is another factor in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Piaget describes social interaction as the substitution of ideas among people. This substitution of concepts leads to the construction of knowledge, which is combined into the individual’s schemata. Schemata progress over time as new ideas are constantly being included and schemata change
Maliha-Sameen Saeed
ECH-325
December 14, 2014
There are many great theorists for the Early Childhood Education. Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget are two of the many theorists that benefit the teachers and parents to comprehend their children learning development. The paper will compare the two theorists and their difference of their cognitive development.
Jean Piaget vs. Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget cognitive development theory explained the changes of logical thinking of children and adolescent. Piaget suggested that children advance four stages based on maturity and experience.
Piaget suggested...
1. Children are active learner who learns from their own environment.
2. Children learn through assimilation and accommodation with the complex cognitive development.
3. Children interaction with physical and social environment is vital for cognitive development.
4. Children development follows in four stages.
“Piaget described children as active learners who, through numerous interactions with their environments, construct a complex understanding of the physical world around them” (Houdé, Borst, Simpson, Stollstorff, pg. 1, 2014).
Piaget has the Cognitive Stages Theory from Infant to Adulthood. The four stages consist of Sensorimotor: birth to two years, Preoperational: 2–7 years, Concrete operational: 7–11 years, and Formal Operations: 11-adulthood. These stages will benefit the teachers and parents to understand and follow the children progress throughout their years. Piaget also believes if the child interacts with another child it is best for learning ability. Social interaction is another factor in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Piaget describes social interaction as the substitution of ideas among people. This substitution of concepts leads to the construction of knowledge, which is combined into the individual’s schemata. Schemata progress over time as new ideas are constantly being included and schemata change