Learning Theories 1 Running head: LEARNING THEORIES AND THE CURRICULUM Learning Theories and the Curriculum Learning Theories 2 Lev Vygotsky‚ born in the U.S.S.R. in 1896‚ is responsible for the social development theory of learning. He proposed that social interaction profoundly influences cognitive development. Vygotsky’s key point is his belief that biological and cultural development do not occur in isolation. Vygotsky approached development differently from Piaget. Piaget
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Thesis Statement: Mainstreaming children with disabilities is not the most beneficial educational tool‚ because it inhibits their intellectual and educational growth. I. Pros of mainstreaming a. Social Climate b. Exposure to diversity c. Inspire and challenge the disabled children to excel d. Average students benefit II. Cons of Mainstreaming a. Unqualified teachers b. The child may not get the attention c. Larger student-to-teacher ratio d. May not be able to keep up with the fast
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2 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore the immense changes that Special Education has undergone through the years and the different views of legislation on how to handle children with disabilities. When a state provides education to children‚ it must be provided on equal terms and the children of that state must not be denied the right to education without due process. We will explore laws governing who is eligible under the I.D.E.A. and the interpretations of various scenarios
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Jean Piaget was a cognitive scientist who was academically trained in biology. He was hired to validate a standardised test of intelligence and from this became very interested in human thought. He was employed to take the age of which children answered each question correctly perfecting the norms for the IQ test. Although the wrong answers took Piagets attention and came to a conclusion that the way children think is a lot more revealing than what they know. Piaget used the methods of scientific
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Importance of Cognitive Development 1. Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget together came up with a theory of child development known as the Cognitive Theory. This theory has to do with the development of a young child’s brain. Specifically it has to do with the development in a child’s ideas‚ beliefs‚ and assumptions ( 47). These beliefs can be altered based on everyday experiences and understandings. As a child grows and develops their cognitive development changes in a child’s schema allows a child
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Learning theory (education) Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed‚ processed‚ and retained during learning. Cognitive‚ emotional‚ and environmental influences‚ as well as prior experience‚ all play a part in how understanding‚ or a world view‚ is acquired or changed‚ and knowledge and skills retained. * Behaviorists look at learning as an aspect of conditioning and will advocate a system of rewards and targets in education. * Educators who
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Learning Disability Report LaToya Arline Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner June 23‚ 2013 Learning disabilities and communication disorders can have a drastic effect on the ability to perform well in academic settings. The achievements of students can be hampered by the limitations that are brought down by these disabilities. Any academic program consists of various activities that involve communications of different sorts with the peers‚ faculty members‚
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Many children deal with learning problems which are first noticed by parents and teachers at home or school. A learning disability or a learning disorder is a neurological disorder that can interfere with the use of listening‚ speaking reading‚ writing‚ spelling‚ reasoning‚ or mathematical skills. Researchers believe that learning disabilities are caused by a difference in the way a person’s brain works and processes information. The wiring of the brain is affected in children with learning disabilities
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Working with Children with Disabilities (Summary) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted to protect the civil rights of United States citizens with disabilities. The individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures children with disabilities are provided with a free‚ appropriate public education. The IDEA is split into four parts. The first part includes the legal provisions‚ purposes‚ and definitions of the Act. The second part of the IDEA contains the stipulations regarding
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Jean Piaget was a philosopher turned developmental psychologist who was fascinated with children and their reasoning. He theorized that by observing how a child’s mind matures that you may discover the key to human knowledge. Piaget‚ in his work‚ identified the different stages of mental growth. These stages became his stages of cognitive development that he theorized all children go through. Piaget believed that well go four stages in a sequential order. These stages included sensorimotor‚ preoperational
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