their life span including motor skill changes‚ problem solving changes‚ moral understanding changes‚ but it is originally concerned with these changes during infancy and childhood (Boyd & Bee‚ 2006). Without any doubts‚ Jean Piaget (1896-1980) and Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)‚ are two major contributors who have affected developmental psychology with their theories on human development. According to Lerman (1996)‚ Piaget and Vygotsky belong to two different traditions; Piaget belongs to the constructivism
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Educational Implications Erikson‚ Piaget‚ and Vygotsky May 22‚ 2013 The educational implications of Erikson‚ Piaget‚ and Vygotsky are very precise and distinctive. These three articles focus on the application of cognitive‚ social and psychosocial theories and their implications within an effective classroom. Each individual psychologist puts into practice learning practices that can be executed within a classroom to increase student’s success and achievement. Piaget’s article stresses
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adulthood. Similar in scope to Piaget’s theory is Information Processing‚ in which human thinking is based on both mental hardware and mental software (Kail‚ Cavanaugh). A final theory on cognitive development was established by the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Vygotsky proposed that development is a collaborative effort between child and partner. While these three theories attempt to explain a similar topic in different manners‚ each can be considered an important aspect to cognitive
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Cognitive theory approach emphasizes that a person’s behavior depends on the way he or she perceives the social situation or the importance of the social environment as perceived by an individual. A core idea in cognitive perspective is that people tend to spontaneously group and categorize objects which focus on current perceptions rather than on past learning. Cognitive theory is a learning theory of psychology that attempts to explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes. The
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1. SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING 2. Learning is influenced by social interactions‚ interpersonal relations‚ and communication with others. Learning can be enhanced when the learner has an opportunity to interact and to collaborate with others on instructional tasks. Learning settings that allow social interactions‚ and respect for diversity encourage flexible thinking and social competence. 3. In interactive and collaborative instructional contexts‚ individuals have an opportunity for perspective
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KINESTHETIC LEARNING: What is Kinesthetic Learning? Kids learn best kinesthetically- by moving and touching materials that teach them. Children have an innate‚ enthusiastic love of learning. Learning takes place when the child is in an absolutely positive state of mind. Kinesthetic learning focuses on whole body and whole brain learning. All children start out as kinesthetic learners. Reading can be learned kinesthetically age 3-8‚ in early childhood. How? We move!- kids ages 3-8 do what
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Applied Learning Experience- Final Project 1) For this project I used my god son (Trey)‚ his sister (Kyla)‚ and two of their friends (Kaylee and Nick). They are all 9th grade students at Russellville Junior High School in Russellville‚ Arkansas. Trey‚ Kaylee‚ and Nick are all 14 years old‚ while Kyla is the oldest at 15 years old. This project took place at Trey and Kyla’s home in Russellville‚ Arkansas‚ at the kitchen table where they study. I was not very sure about Kaylee and Nick’s educational
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Piaget vs. Vygotsky: Comparing and Contrasting “Strategies of Cognitive Development” and “Sociocultural Theory of Development” The Swiss Psychologist‚ Jean Piaget‚ and the Russian Psychologist‚ Lev Vygotsky were both interested in the learning and development‚ specifically among the children. Their theories show that they are both constructivist in their approach. Both of them believe that cognition is a mental construction; that children learn by fitting new info together with that which they
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External Factors Nutrition Having a healthy diet and getting the right nutrition is essential for the growth of children’s development years. This helps children become physically strong‚ healthy and also the brain can reach its full potential‚ eating healthy can reduce the risk of diseases and vitamin deficiencies. It is important children eat healthy fresh food and not processed foods as they have high levels of salt‚ fat and sugar and this can lead to obesity. Education Children need
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Vygotsky’s Cognitive Development Theory Lev Vygotsky theorized that an individual’s psychological development is shaped by his/her historical and social environment. In contrast to Piaget’s developmental theory which emphasizes one’s genetic inner substance for cognitive development‚ Vygotsky’s model gave central focus to social interaction and the structuring power of content in the learning process. In accordance with locating the external aspects of the major element of human development‚ he
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