Development studies

collection and the software development methodology adopted with prescribed steps for the research in the achieving of the project aim and objectives. 3.1 Software Development Methodology To avoid software crisis, selecting the right software development methodology for the planning, analysing of the requirements, design, evaluation, implementation, testing and maintenance is crucial and critical…

1. The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to an aspect of Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. ZPD is a term used to describe the distance between what a learner can do on their own and what they can do with assistance. Yes, I believe it is possible for a classroom teacher to instruct all children in their classroom based on knowledge of each child's ZPD. Through classroom assessments teachers will understand the academic level of each of their students, and from there, build off of what…

Assignment Two: Young Adult Development Introduction What would you do if you found yourself at the losing end of a business deal? If everything you worked so hard for unraveled right before your very eyes. Would you pack up everything you knew and move thousands of miles away or would you press forward? Guy Pehrrson did not have to imagine this scenario because at the young age of eighteen he watched as his precious crop of flax came crashing down. The decision was made, Pehrrson would…

A psychological theory that is reflected in the case study is Piaget’s ‘Theory of Cognitive Development’. Piaget’s theory involves four stages of a child’s cognitive development and how they can understand different things during the different stages of development (refer to the table below) (Wadsworth, 1996). Piaget’s theory importantly shows that children between 7-11 (stage three) can usually only fully understand concrete situations (Wadsworth, 1996). So, in distressing and unknown…

Leadership and Organizational Development • During Q3, Mountaire continued its focus on director and executive level development. A multi-rater assessment (360˚) was completed for members of the executive team. As a follow-up to this assessment, Jon Benfer (Arbinger) initiated executive coaching for Phil Plylar, Jimmy Paulakuhn Lou Rascona, Mike Tirrell, Mike Little, Mark Chranowski. A 360˚ assessment was also completed for Mark Mulholland with coaching also being initiated with Jon Benfer. •…

1) Using Piaget's Cognitive Development theory, why do 5-year-olds think like Miriam? Analyze Miriam's thought process as related to Cognitive Developmental concepts (30 pts). Piaget's cognitive theory states that, "Thoughts and expectations profoundly affect attitudes, beliefs, values, assumptions, and actions" (The Developing Person, pg. 47). In Piaget's theory, two to six-year-old's think symbolically, with language, yet children are very egocentric and can only perceive things from their…

that identifies the skills held by its members, including grassroots leaders. Specifically, it identifies the strengths, needs, and potential areas for development. It is especially significant for organizations focused on leadership development because it provides an assessment of assets that can inform the construction of a leadership development program, including determining training objectives, and specific skills and knowledge that will be included in the program Collective identity:…

Methodologies Agile Methodologies Agile Software Development (ASD) has in the recent years been an emerging development approach in the South African software development industry. The agile approach is continuously improving with time and companies are now identifying that, there are still difficulties in adopting the agile approach and how software is developed in an agile environment (Greer & Hamon 2011). Aleid (2015) explains agile as a set unconventional development methodologies, which are…

The focus of this case study is Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development. Piaget’s Theory states that children learn to think and problem solve in stages, mostly based on age. I observed a 2-year-old child who I will call “Sarah” to test his theory. I have known Sarah all my life, she is my sister. Based on Sarah’s age, I observed to see if she fell into Piaget’s Preoperational Stage of Cognitive Development. To determine this I answered the following questions: Does Sarah understand that an…

Jean Piaget started to study schemata. Schemata is the how the brains being developed as children interact with physical and social environments. Piaget believes that children operate on the cognitive schemata, meaning things that move are alive. In 1953 he described the three kinds of intellectual structures which are behavioral schemata, symbolic schemata, and operational schemata. Behavioral Schemata is described as patterns of behavior that respond to experiences. Symbolic Schemata is…