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20130313130338compare and Contrast (Piaget & Vygotsky)
20130313130338compare and Contrast (Piaget & Vygotsky)
Piaget's Four stages of Development 1. Sensorimotor Stage i. ages 0-2 years old ii. children begin to discover their own environment through their own senses, physical activity, and then language 2. Preoperational Stage i. ages 2-7 years old ii. children develop their own language skills but still cannot grasp the thoughts of others iii. symbolic function ~ children begin to distinguish pictures or symbols for different objects iv. intuitive thought ~ children ask all kinds of questions about everything 3. Concrete Operational Stage i. ages 7-11 years old ii. children begin to replace intuitive thought with their own logical reasoning 4. Formal Operational Stage i. ages 11-adulthood ii. start to use higher levels of thinking
Piaget's constructivism theory includes assimilation and accommodation, which children go through as a search for balance or "equilibration." Equilibration occurs when children move from one stage to another. As they move from stage to another children are trying to make sense of the data or information they are receiving. Assimilation is when children bring in new knowledge to their own ideas. Accommodation is when children have to change their ideas to "accommodate" the
new information. Piaget's theory all have to do with the children's ability to construct cognitively or individually their new knowledge within their stages and resolve their conflicts. Overall, Piaget's cognitive constructivism theory incorporates the importance of understanding what each individual needs to get knowledge and learn at his or her own pace ( Powell & Kalina, 2009).
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) ZPD is a zone where learning happens when a student is helped in learning a concept in the classroom learners learn more effectively when they have others to support their learning scaffolding is an assisted learning process that gets the child to the next level of understanding o in scaffolding a "getting it" moment will occur for each student o for example, a child will be ask to perform a task that has some meaning to the child and with the right amount of assistance the child will complete the task Cooperative Learning students should work with other students internalization occurs more effectively when there is social interaction Overall, Vygotsky's social constructivism theory incorporates the importance of scaffolding and cooperative learning. A child will achieve its goals when a classroom is designed around this theory.