Jean-François Lyotard

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory In Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory, the child an socail environment combine to mold cognitive development in culturally adaptive ways. According to Vygotsky, once children become capable of mental representation, especially through language, their ability to participate in social dialouges greatly expands. As adults interact with them while they work on challenging tasks, tasks within their zone of proximal development, children start to converse with…

INTRODUCTION This field study was done on three children who are of different ages and in different stages of their lives. In this paper you will see where each child lands in Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development during the tasks presented before them. Jean Piaget had four different stages of Cognitive Development; Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational. While giving the tasks to the children in this case study it was clear at which stage or stages each…

“The true direction of the development of thinking is not from the individual to the social, but from the social to the individual” (Vygotsky, n.d.) Within Vygotsky's sociocultural theory he believed that the two most important concepts were zone of proximal development and scaffolding. Between these two concepts the child will gain knowledge from someone with more experience and education. Using the Sociocultural theory I will explain how zone of proximal development and scaffolding shaped my…

Piaget Sensorimotor stage First stage of cognitive development in which schemes are based on perception. This stage begins at birth. Children can only focus on things that are right in front of them. Simple reflexes are an example of an involuntary action that happens without much thought process. During this stage infants learn they can repeat movements over and over, such as bringing their hand to their face and back down repeatedly. Make a sensory board with many items. These items can…

Kohlberg’s theory of moral development was created by a man named Lawrence Kohlberg. He was a professor at Harvard, as well as a psychology. Subsequently, he decided to move into the moral education field. He believed that there are three levels of moral development; each level is divided into two individual stages. His theory was influenced by the thinking of the Swiss psychologist, Piaget; American philosopher, John Dewey; and American philosopher/ psychologist, James Mark Baldwin. These…

1) From the perspectives of Piaget, Vygotsky and today's researchers, how does a child's mind develop? Piaget formed the theory that a child's mind develops in multiple stages. Children's cognitive development progresses through assimilation and accommodation. Children also form schemas that become more specific as they learn more about the outside world. The first stage is the sensorimotor stage. In this stage, babies begin to observe the world through their senses and they develop object…

YOUNGER AGE GROUP 2) Social Interactions/ Development : EJ : Male: Birthday ( 6/3/2015) EJ a 15 months child seem to be very reserved . He is seen sitting in the corner of the classroom away from his classmates. Therefore, he does not interact much with any of the other children , but rather seeks teh attention of the teachers. When he does not get the attention , he walks away and play s witha toy car. He is participating in solitary play. Solitary play refers to playing alone , without…

Customized Learning Theory How humans gain understanding, process new information, and retain knowledge have been studied across the globe. For decades, researchers have studied the processes of learning and stages of cognitive development. Research has led to learning theories that attempt to describe how cognition develops, how learning occurs, and how knowledge is retained. Effective teaching develops from an understanding of learning theory and how theory impacts classroom instruction and…

1. Jean Piaget proposed that human beings go through a series of stages in learning how to formulate ideas as they develop from infancy into adulthood (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman 2013). Cognitive behavioral theory examines the development of people and their ability to think and understand. Piaget formulated four stages of intellectual development: Sensorimotor Period from birth to age 2, Preoperational Period from age 2 to 7, Concrete Operations Stage from age 7 to 11 or 12 and Formal Operational…

Within this essay, I will be considering and comparing some key ideas from theories proposed by Jerome Bruner and Jean Piaget. I will explore how these can apply to the learning and teaching of mathematics in schools and how I can relate them to my future career as a primary school teacher. Jean Piaget and Jerome Bruner are theorists that devised ideas that have had an influential effect on the teaching and learning in primary schools and can each be linked to that of Primary Mathematics.…