Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky have created methods and approaches to teaching that have been greatly influential. Both have made excessive contributions to the field of education by illustrating explanations for children’s cognitive learning styles and abilities. Piaget and Vygotsky have differing theories and both strongly believe in different best-practice teaching perspectives. Throughout this essay‚ the theories of Vygotsky and Piaget will be discussed in relation to the Year Five scenario‚ which
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Psychology – Adolescence and Adulthood Adolescence – a transition period from childhood to adult hood‚ extending from puberty to adulthood Physical Development 1) Puberty: a period of sexual maturation during which one first becomes capable of reproducing a) Primary Sex Organs develop * Body structures that make sexual reproduction possible‚ e.g. ovaries‚ testes‚ penis b) Secondary Sex Organs develop * Non-reproductive sexual characteristics‚ e.g. enlarged breasts‚ hips‚ facial
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Montessori’s Theory Vs. Jean Piaget’s Theory Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget are two educational philosophers whose theories are still being used and influence today’s educational system. Their theories and methods were revolutionary for their times‚ but they came to be greatly respected. Both of these theorist developed their own stages of child development and were able to base education on these stages. Although in many ways Piaget and Montessori were very similar in their
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transformations of their thinking and reasoning to obtain higher levels of intellectual (cognitive) development (Flavell‚ 2011; Piaget‚ 1952‚ 1960). According to Piaget (1952)‚ as children grow up‚ they progress through a series of qualitative changes of cognitive development that are characterized by differences in thought processing. Under his ob-servations of his three children‚ he proposes four key stages of cognitive development which corre-spond with children’s ages‚ particularly the sensorimotor stage
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Assignment #4: Case Study Analysis Critical and Theoretical Analysis Older Adulthood At an early age Patricia (Peggy) Johnson committed to an identity that she felt fit in with societal expectations. By the time she emerged into adulthood‚ she knew that her desire was to marry her first love as well as to start a family. She did this immediately following her high school graduation since it was the identity that she idealized. Her self-constructed internal schema of her identity was influenced
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OT121: Lifespan Development and Occupation II University of the Philippines Manila | College of Allied Medical Professions Department of Occupational Therapy | Block 21 – Occupational Therapy SS 2012 – 2013 Young Adulthood Ms. Faith Deanne Mari B. Caube 16 January 2013 YOUNG ADULTHOOD Age Range: 20 - 40 years old Difference of development o Changes due more to personal‚ social‚ cultural events rather than chronological or biological changes o Hallmark of maturity - adapt and change in accordance
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interactions are especially vital in nurturing an infant’s development. Since development often follows a similar path‚ one can conclude much about a child’s abilities by simply looking at a photograph. This image illustrates a mother with her daughter‚ who appears to be approximately 18 months old. The mother is interacting with her daughter through a game of peekaboo. The child is actively engaged with the game that she and her mother are
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Piaget v Vygotsky Cognitive development is the term used to describe the construction of thought process‚ including remembering‚ problem solving and decision-making‚ from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. In this essay I will compare and contrast the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ both of which were enormously significant contributors to the cognitive development component to/in psychology. In addition to this I will also weigh up the strengths and weaknesses of each theory and outline
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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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Socio-emotional milestones in 0-3months 1. Suck their own fingers 2. Observe their own hand 3. Can comforted by a familiar adult 4. Smile and slow pleasure in response to social stimulation 5. Respond positively to touch 6. Look at the place on the body that is being touched Socio-emotional milestones in 2-3 years 1. Indicate toileting needs 2. Help to dress and undress themselves 3. Display aggressive feeling and behaviors 4. Show awareness of
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