Children early years are very crucial for a successful learning process. While it is true that personality and individual genetic characteristics of children make them different from one to another, it is also true that they learn according to the environment, the stage they are, the stimulation, and of course the interaction with others. There are two constructivist theories about children learning developments. They were proposed by Piaget (1896-1980) and Vygotsky (1896-1934)
Piaget studied the way individuals acquired knowledge, he proposed that this process occurs according to four stage of intellectual development of children that are identifiable: One would be the sensory Motor, second Pre-Operational, third Concrete operational, and finally the formal operational,(Nakagki,2011). Piaget said that they are two aspects that remains the same to all ages: assimilation and accommodation, and at the same time the stages above mentioned are subdivided in sub stages. Assimilation …show more content…
The differences between the two theories is that Piaget emphasized on the individual development according to stages, and Vygotsky on the use of language as a tool of interaction with the social context of the child. From Piaget’s point of view, action is the base of all intellectual activity. Knowledge results from the interaction between the subject and the object, but the social context is not necessarily the causative of children’s development (Blades,2011) According to Vygotsky, social context is the determinant of children’s development, he gives so much relevance to culture and looks at the kids as the product of social
Piaget studied the way individuals acquired knowledge, he proposed that this process occurs according to four stage of intellectual development of children that are identifiable: One would be the sensory Motor, second Pre-Operational, third Concrete operational, and finally the formal operational,(Nakagki,2011). Piaget said that they are two aspects that remains the same to all ages: assimilation and accommodation, and at the same time the stages above mentioned are subdivided in sub stages. Assimilation …show more content…
The differences between the two theories is that Piaget emphasized on the individual development according to stages, and Vygotsky on the use of language as a tool of interaction with the social context of the child. From Piaget’s point of view, action is the base of all intellectual activity. Knowledge results from the interaction between the subject and the object, but the social context is not necessarily the causative of children’s development (Blades,2011) According to Vygotsky, social context is the determinant of children’s development, he gives so much relevance to culture and looks at the kids as the product of social