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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A: Observations are done long term and it’s the best assessment‚ it’s the most accurate. Q: Which of the following is considered a formal method of assessment? A: B. Standardized Q: List three considerations for choosing a method of assessment. A: Checklists‚ Using Technology‚ and Portfolios. Q: Which of the fallowing are objective statements? A: A. Pours Milk Q: Why is the anecdotal record considered the simplest form of direct observation? A: This form of direct observations is a
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The Power of Observation The power of sight and observation are two actions that are generally associated with one another. However‚ what we fail to acknowledge is that these two actions‚ although associated with the same sense‚ have different responsibilities to fulfill. Although seeing is a habitual act we perform the second we open our eyes to when we fall asleep‚ we are not always observing our surroundings. Observation differs from sight due to the fact that when we observe‚ we are vividly
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NVC‚ which I have learned in my class and combine it into my observation that I have observed in three different situations. I did my observation in café‚ cinema‚ and school. I also use all of the seven non-verbal communication characteristics into my observation‚ those are; body movement‚ physical appearance‚ touching‚ vocal qualities‚ proxemics‚ artifacts‚ and environment. My first observation was in Starbucks cafe‚ I took my observation there because I think it is good to watch the NVC of the people
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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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CA Observation week 3 Human Growth and Development The Play Years Gross Motor Skills: The abilities required in order to control the large muscles of the body for walking‚ running‚ sitting‚ crawling‚ and other activities (Gates). Theory of Mind: When a child has not yet obtained this theory they are too egocentric to grasp other perspectives. I chose to conduct this observation at Cielo Vista Mall where they have a play area for children. The play area is inside‚ which was very confortable
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Children Lev Vygotsky believed that children learn from their own experience. As a teacher I have grown to learn that Vygotsky’s findings are true in so many ways. Just from watching the children in my classroom I see that the Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding play a huge part in the development of a child. Lev Vygotsky has had increasing influence on the practices of early childhood professionals. (Morrison‚ 2009). The work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky provided the grounds
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Mixing methods of observation‚ technique‚ ways of collection When assessing a child you must be careful to take into account confidentiality before carrying out an observation you must have parents and the settings permission and not to leave confidential material lying around they must be secured in a locked cabinet. Only talk to authorized personal about confidential material. This confidentially can only be broken when a child is at real risk. When carrying out observations you must take account
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children and young people has to be done sensitively and accurately. Before assessing children one should always gain permission from parents or those responsible for the child. Observations of children should be stored carefully in order to maintain confidentiality. Sometimes it is not always possible to record observations as the child may be upset‚ therefore one should ask if he/she would like to leave an assessment for another day. It is important that one should assess children’s development reliably
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