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Differences & Similarities Between the Theories of Piaget & Vygotsky.

Introduction

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Similarities

Jean Piaget

Lev Vygotsky

child development…?

Maturation , conflict

Enjoyment from others, motivates more learning.

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Role of language…

Thought drives language

Language drives thought

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Role of biology…

Maturation dictates pace of cognitive development

Elementary functions are innate.

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Child is active…......

Child actively organises cognitive schemas to maintain equilibrium.

Child is active in providing feedback to the parent/instructor

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source of cognition

children themselves

social environment could help the child's cognitive development

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Child’s role

independent

Dependent on social interaction

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Cognitive development

universal cognitive change

highly variable development , depending on the child's cultural experiences to the environment.

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theory

Natural line of development

Cultural line of development

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Period of development & basic concerns:

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Infancy(0-2 yrs)

Sensorimotor stage

affiliation

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Early childhood(2-7yrs)

Preoperational stage

play

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Middle childhood(7-11yrs)

Concrete operational stage

learning

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Adolescence(12-19yrs)

Formal operational stage

peer

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adulthood

Formal operational stage

work

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Differences in terms of private speech:

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Developmental Significance

Lack of ability

External thinking

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Course of Development

Declines with age

Increases in youth, then declines

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Relationship to Social Speech

Negative; immature

Positive; social stimulated

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Relationship to Environmental Context

Piaget did not comment

Increases with task difficulty

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The Theory:

contents

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Nature Or Nurture

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Intellectual Development Continuous Interaction With Environment

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Intelligence

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Adaptation

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Assimilation

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Accommodation

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Schema

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Equilibrium

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Disequilibrium

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Development As Social Process

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How Reasoning Understanding, Planning Remembering Arise Out Of Child Social Experiences

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Zone Of Proximal Development

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Guided Participation

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Collaborative Learning

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Task Performance With Assistance What Is Good Assistance

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Scaffolding

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Strategies & Levels Of Problem Solving

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Adult Child Relationship

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Peer Tutors

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Role Of Peers

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Learning as product of

individualist society.

power of the community

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child

introvert

extrovert

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Basic focus

cognition

cognition

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Complex interactionist character of development

Everyone is different.

Everyone is different.

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Basic source of learning

Child himself

Zone of proximal development

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Child learning process

independent

dependent

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Role of child

scientist

Apprentice

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Development

Same or universal

Variable due to cultural differences

See also

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