Neo-druidism

1. The imaginarium sensory ball is inflatable, transparent and durable plastic ball. It is covered with many soft little bumps and tinted in various colors. 2. This toy does not target a specific gender. 3. The ball is appropriate for children from when they’re born to 2 years of age; children in the sensorimotor stage of development. This I because children in the sensorimotor begin to understand the world by their senses of touching and looking. The imaginarium sensory ball offers these…

This essay is going to be looking at and critically analysing three different models of learning. The three models that will be discussed in this essay are the behaviourist, constructivist and the social constructivist. This will be explored through the primary classroom, looking at the models of learning and their relevance to the child but also the teacher in addition using observations from personal experiences. Constructivism is one of the three different models of learning that is going…

Swiss born psychologist and philosopher, Jean Piaget is considered to be a pioneering genius in the field of developmental psychology, Not only did he make vast improvements in the treatment of patients with mental disorders, he has revolutionized how child development is viewed along with teaching, and learning itself. Born in 1896 to a professor and a domestic engineer, Piaget had a quite a fierce fascination with Biology as a child, and spent many a days at the national museum of natural…

Historical Review—Constructivism in Education As one of most important theories in social science, constructivism plays an important role especially in education. The main belief of constructivism is that people making sense of the world by interacting with the environment around them. Knowledge can be gained through people’s actively constructing their new experience with what they have already known (Ültanir, 2012). Since constructivism deals with the theory of knowledge, many educators and…

According to Jean Piaget, a well-known psychologist, children grow through a chain of four serious stages of cognitive development. Through observations he made of children, Piaget established a theory of knowledgeable development that included four distinct stages: the sensorimotor stage, from birth to the age 2, the preoperational stage, from age 2 to about the age of 7 and the concrete operational stage, ranging from age 7 to 11. The last stage he established was the formal operational stage,…

Ann’s teaching methods illustrate Piaget’s theories through… active development Cognitive development is defined by Duchesne and McMaugh (2016) as a person’s capability to consider, comprehend and evoke the environment that we live in. This is impacted by experiences with physical item and actions, and also though social interaction with people around you. This concept of the capability within children interested Piaget and he sought to identify a universal process of cognitive development…

Yes. I believe that elementary schools should overtly focus on teaching respect and morality. It is during elementary grades that children’s sense of respect and morality starts to develop. At 5 to 8 or 9 years, Piaget’s heteronomous morality stage suggests that a child becomes a moral realist where rules he/she considers unalterable (moral absolutes) are determined by authorities and must be obeyed because violators are punished, while Kohlberg’s punishment and obedience orientation stage…

Three Main Principles of Piaget’s Theory Piaget’s theory of cognitive development was based on three main principles which are assimilation, accommodation and equilibration First it is important to define the term ‘schema’. Schema is a cognitive representation of activities or things (Oakley 2004). For example, when a baby is born it will have an automatic response for sucking in order to ensure that it can feed and therefore grow (Oakley 2004). As the baby grows, this schema will become…

The act of playing has a huge influence on children. Children learn and practice various social skills through playing with one another. Play allows them to develop a sense of self, teaches them how to interact with others their age, how to establish relationships such as friendships, and allows them to role-play. Play is the essential medium through which children develop knowledge, skills, and competence (stages of play). Mildred Parten, an early twentieth century play theorist, spent her…

I aim to build a democratic, respectful, inclusive classroom culture. I will develop positive teacher-student relationships as Grossman (2004, p. 25) states that these are all vital aspects of effective classroom management. Respect for others and themselves is the cornerstone of my classroom atmosphere. Learning can only occur in an environment where each member feels safe, valued and appreciated as stated by (Coag.gov.au, 2015). For example, I will show consideration for my students by…