Childrens Cognitive Development: Alternatives to) Piaget Outline: Oe Tals Ma ada eee ste[ en La © The role of culture - implications for Piaget's theory © The theory of Vygotsky © The theory of Bruner (see intranet)Summary of Piaget Ren MORO CO ie nmeN Coen re eania Tielbrancl ae hacce saul aor) Vein eee ci Lea ue meccnetce ssn Note i otsm tans GCaOaC Uae ouuii lence Tac Ont iceman y eas 4 stages: ere EN= enue sate ek ou) - Stage 2: Pre-operational stage (2-7 years) - Stage 3: Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 years) = Stage 4: Formal Operational Stage (11+ years) a ae tts Bas Sear R Uae scar) Be ae Su aur) Meu ea aa Tua eee else Ed STR aCe nucle On eee ird assimilation and accommodation).Agsumilition zincl \eeorneckrtion © Example of Assimilation © A 2 year old child sees a man who is bald on top of his head| and has long frizzy hair on the sides. To his father's horror, the toddler shouts “Clown, clown" (Sigler et al., 2003), eS Stil ae elit sett © Inthe “clown” incident, the boy's father explained to his son UCM ANCL onmeMel el VaNeUAle Miah cad mL e aMaLS acct eM MMAR Aeon aeue| wasn't doing silly things to make people laugh With this new knowledge, the boy was able to change his schema of “clown” and make this idea fit better toa standard concept of “clown”. According to Piaget, teaching can support these CAA Tne ate LgCriticisms of Piaget Methodological issues renee etree Oar Ne hcaoneney Meo oor Eanes fondest s ate Roeles een etaral|5Y TER pues on eel Gade eieel celine pete Piaget observed and made notes alone. » Generalisations should not be made from research such as this, but Piaget did generalise and many of his ideas on sensori-motor and pre-operational stages are based on these observations.Criticisms of Piaget Methodological issues renee etree Oar Ne hcaoneney Meo oor Eanes fondest s ate Roeles een etaral|5Y TER pues on eel Gade eieel celine pete Piaget observed and made notes alone. » Generalisations should not be made from research such as this, but Piaget did generalise and many of his ideas on sensori-motor and pre-operational stages are based on these observations.Lew Vygotsky Pte dame ean ae urserill seme oe durst leet effect that the social setting may have on cognitive development. Danser euch areeau Maerni che traa oe mesent Ponce omen Cradle me Oe cia Gem Aeon soy Lev Vygotsky © 1896 - 1934 ON eae aura A ra 2a AT eM eae TUM he Iai el nt - greater dialogue between the West and Russia - Vygotsky's work translated into EnglishVygoisky-s Main Ideas Vygotsky is credited with developing the concept of Social Cognition (aka Social Development Theory of Learning), which proposes that: © Social Interaction and culture has a dramatic impact on cognitive development. © Cognitive processes (language, thought, reasoning) develop through social interaction. e Learning is largely mediated by social interaction of students and "More Knowledgeable Others” (e.g. teachers, parents, coaches, peers, experts, etc.)Zone of, Proximal) Development (ZPD); In this case “proximal means what comes next. release testi M halo sara ama esr Sats cognitive development if another person - typically an adult - supports Cela em This sort of assistance has been called’ scaffolding.Zone of, Proximal) Development (ZPD); In this case “proximal means what comes next. release testi M halo sara ama esr Sats cognitive development if another person - typically an adult - supports Cela em This sort of assistance has been called’ scaffolding.- Zone of © Proximal De eluent ‘Skills too difficult fora child to master on his/her | - own, but that can be done What : with guidance and What i encouragement froma is not Known __ knowledgeable person. © Known singSJeeli fe fellate] Oa eioe Carls saeeyaNeeclash Weare yaiitlcoace cas Of proximal development. One dase sl teonssar opens ll Bone aa oe CnCen oeesl Sy esse eee eeeten cael) children to develop their cognitive skills. OO alec aeee som reecctacll le Maat seen uaa Meet vastly of support as the child's knowledge and confidence increase.Scanolding Example ean CMU nil eal CCN ee camtu ine ev areecee His mother uses scaffolding to create a situation in which he can begin to move Or ese an ey duileline (zal dus eeDifferences between Piaget and Vygotsky, Sicliamicony Mes f aes alti aes Ues alle aa lale| © Vygotsky's theory can be applied to all ages (not a stage theory) and ea eeeec Mit Meets anten Discovery Learning (Education) © Piaget advocated for discovery learning with little teacher intervention. STE e a CIC eae ae Sa ea ea onDifferences between Piaget and Vygotsky, Sicliamicony Mes f aes alti aes Ues alle aa lale| © Vygotsky's theory can be applied to all ages (not a stage theory) and ea eeeec Mit Meets anten Discovery Learning (Education) © Piaget advocated for discovery learning with little teacher intervention. STE e a CIC eae ae Sa ea ea onDifferences between Piaget and Vygotsky, Sicliamicony Mes f aes alti aes Ues alle aa lale| © Vygotsky's theory can be applied to all ages (not a stage theory) and ea eeeec Mit Meets anten Discovery Learning (Education) © Piaget advocated for discovery learning with little teacher intervention. STE e a CIC eae ae Sa ea ea on