Human Growth And Development Chapter 6

Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget and Vygotsky are coming to Atlanta, GA. You are their promoters. Task: Fill the GA Dome. Advertise the event. Poster, Billboard Newscast Article Brochure Song, rap, jingle, Provide biographical information, key concepts of their theory, and implications for parents and educators.

Comparison Organizer VygotskyCategoriesPiaget Influence of Family Biological Influences ZPD Zone of Proximal Development Major Way to Learn Name of Theory Implications for Teachers or Parents

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development Concrete operational stage (Elementary and early adolescence) This stage is characterized by 7 types of conservation: number, length, liquid, mass, weight, area, and volume.

Stages of Cognitive Development Piaget identified four stages in cognitive development: Concrete operational stage (Elementary and early adolescence) This stage is characterized by 7 types of conservation: number, length, liquid, mass, weight, area, and volume.

Middle Childhood can understand reversibility and conservation Reversibility: The pouring of water into the small container can be reversed.

Vygotsky Vygotsky’s social theory of learning – Like Piaget he insisted that children learn by constructing their own understanding of the world they experience. Unlike Piaget, he insisted that “the world” experienced by children is a social, rather than a natural one. i.e. games, toys, and books are social constructions that embody social norms and expectations for the child.

Vygotsky’s Theory: The role of culture/social interaction Sociocultural environment ALL IMPORTANT for cognitive development Different contexts create different forms of development Cognitive processes (language, thought, reasoning) develop THROUGH social interaction Development is a product of CULTURE

Vygotsky believed children’s learning takes place within a zone of proximal development, which is a range of tasks too difficult for a child to do alone but possibly with the help of others (Berk, 2003, p.223).

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