Zone of proximal development

Early childhood educators play an important role in the psychological development of young children. In order to do this most effectively, it becomes useful to employ different developmental theories to guide teachings. Jean Piaget’s constructivist theory describes how children come to understand things in their environment. Similarly, Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory gives direction to maximize a child’s learning. These theories both become instrumental in ensuring that children are…

Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom (From: http://marjorieumg.weebly.com/learning-theories.html) For this work, I would like to focus on “Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the classroom” in the scope of this course. In the following sections, I will explain the meaning and the basics of constructivism theory, the origin of it and the starting point of the theory. In addition, importance of constructivism theory will be discussed. Furthermore, the supporters…

The misinterpretations found in Parish’s book, Amelia Bedelia, are similar to some of the communication issues that English learners have in our classrooms today. Even cartoon artists, as seen above in Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley, see that Amelia is not alone in her misinterpretations. English has many homonyms and idioms that make learning English difficult. When we examine the issues with communicating that Amelia Bedelia has, we can easily see how similar miscommunication happens with our…

will relate to Lev Vygotsky and how his theory relates to my event and the way I grew up. It will also link and discuss how I was brought up relates to Te Whariki and how Vygotsky’s theory suggests adults should support children’s learning and development. Growing up there were several events that happened that influenced who I am today. What I consider to be the greatest influential event during my childhood was learning to read and how it transpired. I was an only child until I was nearly six…

1. Vygotskian zone of proximal development This concept of development takes place in steps and that students need a challenge to grow. ZPD is the gap between learners’ actual development and the potential to be developed. By example a learner who struggles with math now won’t be able to do the work but with some practice the student will be able to do the work. ZPD reflects not only on existing levels of intellectual attainment but also the potential for development as well as an interest in…

California Department of Education, Cognitive Development refers to “to the process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning and understanding. It includes the acquisition and consolidation of knowledge.” It is the field in which both psychologists named Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky rose to fame. Though both theorists significantly contributed to the human understanding of the process, they differed on concept of development and how it occurs. Piaget and…

1. When considering the theories of oral language development, which do you feel best explains your own viewpoint and why? The Social Interactionist Viewpoint explains my viewpoint of language development. Lev Vygotsky built on Piaget’s Constructionist theories that oral language is predetermined and without cognition language development is limited. Piaget developed the idea of stages of language development, although he recognized that not all children reach the final Abstract Reasoning…

learn? Over the years there has been numerous studies made on learning theories and therefore through this assignment I will explore different learning theories and approaches to learning. Bentham (2002) suggested that Piaget studied the cognitive development in children and according to Piaget children developed in four stages; Sensori-motor, Pre-operational, Concrete operational stage and Formal operational stage. Piaget believed that learning is a process of gaining knowledge and skills…

The researchers found that children with higher IQ’s were more likely to have a broader zone of proximal development such that their mothers transferred more play responsibility to the children at a younger age (approximately by 12 months). This indicates that greater independence in imagintive play at a younger age is a predictor for higher IQ (Morrissey…

there were ETS. This proved as a challenge to communicate with the kids who 's English was broken up. Though through my observation I have learned that no matter what ;language or ethnicity a child speaks, they still go through the same patterns of development. One person who I observed was a girl, and to keep her identity anonymous, I will call her Alice. Alice is of Chinese background and spoke little to no english. She was a very shy and sensitive girl and this put the challenge of…