Discuss Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development (8+16) Vygotsky proposed that children’s development is affected by their culture and social interaction. He also suggested that children are not born with knowledge but they gain it through their social interactions with peers and adults; he does not rule out the importance of biological processes but proposes an interdependent relationship between biological development alongside social activity and cultural interaction. Since language is
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The cognitive process of child development and learning has influenced theorists such as Piaget‚ Vygtosky‚ Montessori‚ Bruner and Dewey to develop learning theories which highlight how the cognitive operation of learning occurs and how it is best achieved. The work of these theorists has become the foundation for much research and insight into how children develop on their journey towards learning. To understand how and when children begin to learn‚ it is important to look at why we value the
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new born‚ or even a young child this is a exciting experance learning everything around them and trying to grasp what’s going on. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is focused on children’s development in different schemes. The first of the schemes are called sensorimotor actions and the second are preoperational stage deal with infents and young children ranging from birth to ½ years. Which would be the meaning of an object a person example would be‚ when I was a child I loved to play with a
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Piaget’s theory of cognitive development Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence first developed by Jean Piaget. It is primarily known as a developmental stage theory‚ but in fact‚ it deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come gradually to acquire it‚ construct it‚ and use it. Moreover‚ Piaget claims the idea that cognitive development is at the centre of human organism and language is contingent
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The park I observed her at is packed with children and dogs are allowed. There is a large play area with jungle-jims and slide and it includes a sandy area which has a variety of playing equipment as well. I first observed Faustine’s biosocial development such as physical growth‚ gross motor and fine motor skills. Faustine is 3 feet tall and she weighs 41 pounds according to my Aunt. She is a little shorter than a lot of the six year old that she hangs out with and the ones in the park but I think
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KNPE-245 CHILD OBSERVATION PAPER The aim of this paper is to describe a 60 minute child observation with regards to the affective‚ cognitive and psychomotor domain. BACKGROUND OF THE CHILD The child chosen for this observation paper is a Mexican boy named Julian (age 7 to 8). He was in the park with his whole family: parents (in their late 20’s)‚ older brother Renato (10) and younger sister Sylvia (3). I thought he was the perfect candidate because I could observe the interaction between
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children it is important that we understand their development. Children develop in an individual way and at varying rates. There are various stages of development such as physical‚ cognitive‚ linguistic‚ spiritual‚ social and emotional. They all are equally important and all have an impact on each other. I’m going to talk through and give you a brief description of some of the areas of development. Physical development refers to the development of large muscles also known as gross motor and small
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The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development JoLinda Freeman PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development Instructor Mark Kavanaugh April 4‚ 2015 The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development In order for us to understand how a child develops we must conduct research on theories that we believe and others believe to be true. When we do understand the development of children we will be able to understand the skills and behaviors of children. This will help us to understand
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help you understand the sequence of prenatal development. Fertilization • Of the 200 to 400 million sperm cells released in a typical ejaculation‚ approximately how many do you think will reach the ovum? _____ 100 _____ 3000 _____ 100‚000 _____ 1‚000‚000 Section: ________________________ Germinal Phase • Briefly describe the main features of this phase of development. Embryonic Phase • Briefly describe the main features of this phase of development. Fetal Phase • Briefly describe the main
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-1Observer: Michelle Stanley Date of Observation: 3/2/10 Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde‚ down l loose and knotted‚ her eyed are blue‚ her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy. Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely
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