Jean Piaget

becomes more complex. Piaget proposed that children proceed through four stages based on maturation and experience. Vygotsky and Piaget have similarities between their two theories of cognitive development. There are also several differences in both theories. I would have to agree with Vygotsky that children are involved in their own development as they provide response to teachers about what they are doing and learning this does show them understanding. I don’t agree with Piaget theory that…

An effective Early Childhood Education Program is one that embraces the creativity of their students, while teaching them the values of the multicultural advantages of the world around them. Cultural Arts, Imagination, and Creativity are factors of an individualistic mind that allows us to communicate with each other without always using words. Schools from Preschool to College should provide the training needed for each of their students to move forward into their aspirations without…

John Locke is considered to be one of the most influential philosopher’s of modern times. His ideas were early precursors to many important psychological concepts. John Locke attempted to center philosophy on the analysis of the extent and capabilities of the human mind. Locke’s focus was that people acquire knowledge from the information of experiences and what our senses bring from them. People’s experiences begin with simple ideas and then combine them into more complex ones. One of John…

Our human lifespan is divided into many different stages. As one enters a new stage, his behavior will tend to change due to cognitive and motor development. In this study we will be focusing on the “magic years”(Shelov & Altmann, 2015), ages 3-4. Observation of the behavior of 4 year old Lizzie, and 3 year old Braxton has already taken place. Their behavior varies because Braxton is deaf and his language skills are used through signing rather than speech, but there is still much…

4. Describe the development of your child’s memory, information processing and reasoning skills. Explain how these changes might be affecting your interactions with your child. Our child’s memory most likely began even before her language abilities became noticeable which is consistent with research (p. 154-155). I recall a time when I hid a ball from her in plain sight, but she just did not know where it went. However, when I tried this same experiment on her at the age of 12 months, she knew…

as follows, Piaget believed that children move through four stages of mental development. He focuses on not only the acquisition of knowledge, but the understanding of the nature of intelligence. Piaget’s four stages are: Sensorimotor stage with the assigned the range of birth to 2 years Preoperational stage with the assigned range of 2 to 7 Concrete operational stage with the assigned range os 7 to 11 Formal operational stage with the assigned range of 12 and up With in range Piaget…

Conclusion Psychologists formed several theories about childhood development. Each one took a different perspective on developmental stages and provided guidelines to assess a child’s developmental level compared to their age group. Bandura’s theory focused on observation and imitation of behaviors (Crain, 2011). Erikson’s theory expanded on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and provided details of development that surpassed just satisfying physical desires (Crain, 2011). Piaget’s theory focused…

When referring to Autism today, many people use the term (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD is defined as a brain disorder resulting in restricted repetitive behaviors, interests, activities, and social-communication challenges. Also, it is defined as a developmental issue that causes significant behavioral, social and communication challenges. This caught my interest, because in class we discuss a lot about learned behaviors, as well as attention deficits. And I wanted to understand what…

Grandma’s advice: My thoughts on “grandma’s advice” is that it should not automatically be dismissed as it does have some basis of experience and what was known in society during their generation. Although, overtime information does seem to change, but no matter the change, sometimes good old fashioned cultural remedies can do just fine. Research: Why is it important to utilize developmental theory to explain children's development? The most important reason we should utilize developmental…

Image #1: Physical Developmental Domain The developmental domain represented in this image is the physical development domain. This is evident to me because the image shows children participating in a physical activity. Another thing that stands out to me is the different ways each child is using the hula hoops in the movement and expressions they have. To me is seemed that some are grasping the concepts faster than others, leading me to believe that the each child is experiencing their physical…