Cognitive theories are not centred on the unconscious mind of the child but emphasized the conscious thoughts. In this essay I will discuss the cognitive theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ who were both influential in forming a more scientific approach to analysing the cognitive development process of the child. I will outline Piaget’s theory of the four stages of cognitive development and Vygotsky’s theory on the sociocultural cognitive theory. I will also discuss how cognitive theories can be applied
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Lev Vygotsky: Social Development Theory Shannon Reardon Rasmussen College This research paper is being submitted on January 25th‚ 2015‚ for EC100/EEC1700 Section 09 Foundations of Child Development As an early childhood professional‚ there are many developmental theorists that I have identified with over the last few years. One theorist that I feel I have related to most recently in my career is Lev Vygotsky. Lev Vygotsky was a Russian teacher and psychologist who developed extensive
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The comparison of sociocultural theory to Piaget’s developmental model Any new theory of human development requires analysis; how it goes about testing its concepts and how it compares with other contemporary theories within the same field. Conforming to these requirements allow the merits‚ place and role of the theory being analysed to become much clearer. Furthermore‚ this approach can sometimes throw further light on previously analysed theory and often provide a deeper understanding of it
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Vgotsky’s Sociocultural Theory Lev Semenovich Vygotsky was born in 1896 in Tsarist‚ Russia to a middle class Jewish family. At that time there were very strict rules on where Jewish people could live‚ work‚ and how many people could be educated. Vygotsky was privately tutored in his younger years and was fortunate enough to be admitted into Moscow University through a Jewish lottery. His parents insisted that he apply for the Medical school but almost immediately upon starting at Moscow University
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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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the observation to theory and development according to Piaget and Vygotsky. Child A enters room followed by another child‚ both ‘roaring’‚ when asked why they by a member of staff‚ child A replied “I am The Hulk and so is he!” Child A points to other child indicating that they are both engaging in make believe play. Make believe play is a major means through which children extend their cognitive skills and learn about important activities in their culture. Vygotsky’s theory (Berk‚ 2006) and the
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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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Three Theories of Cognitive Development The Swiss psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is well-known for his work towards the cognitive sciences. Arguably one of his most important contributions involves his theory of cognitive development. In this theory‚ thinking progresses through four distinct stages between infancy and 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
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Learning Theories Link to Classroom Induction There are different factors which affect learning and could make a huge impact on learner achievement. It is important that these factors are addressed to enable a learner to maximise their chances of succeeding in their studies. Good and bad experiences can affect learning and could determine the learner’s failure or success. The theories of learning can be generally classed as humanist‚ cognitive‚ behaviourist‚ neo-behaviourist‚ andragogy and gestalt
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their behavior by focusing on the thoughts‚ images‚ beliefs and attitudes that are held‚ a person’s cognitive processes and how these processes relate to the way a person behaves‚ as a way of dealing with emotional problems. My client relates to this theory because his thoughts effects is mode. When he is having negative thoughts‚ he acts out negatively towards other
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