Watch the videos about Piaget . Complete this handout as you watch the Piaget video.
Watch this video about Vygotsky. Complete this handout as you watch the Vygotsky video.
Answer the questions below?
- Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
- Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
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1. Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
2. Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
1. Answer: Vygotsky I feel most connected with because in my classroom growing up it encouraged me to discover myself through spontaneous interaction with the environment, rather than the presentation of ready-made knowledge.
2. Answer: Vygotsky believed that the child is a social being, and cognitive development is led by social interactions. Piaget on the other hand, felt that the child was more independent and that development was guided by self-centered, focused activities. So I believe that Vygotsky is better development, caregivers/teachers use it also to shape their curriculums and activities in order to produce an environment where children can “learn through experience”.
Janate — Thanks for your comment. How can infant teachers create and environment & activities that support Vygotsky’s social cultural theory?
1. Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
Answer: i connect with piaget because he believed children learn best when they are doing the work themselves and creating their own understanding of what’s going on.
2. Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
Answer: i think Piaget best describe how infants develop and learn because like Erikson, Piaget believes that infant develop in stages. (which are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational). In the first stage (sensorimotor birth-2 years old) infants learn through sense, reflexes, and manipulate materials. In the second stage (preoperational 2-7 years old) this is where they form ideas based on their perceptions, only focus on one variable at a time. In the third stage (concrete operational 7-11 or 12) this is were they form ideas based on reasoning. And in the fourth stage (formal operational 11 or 12 years old) they think conceptually and think hypothetically. Also by letting infants do things on their own they will learn best and construct their own knowledge by giving meaning to people, places, and things in their worlds.
Lacoya — Thanks for your comment. I wonder, how can infant teachers create environments and activities that take into account Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development?
1. The theorist that I connect to the most would be Vygotsky. Vygotsky revolves around the idea of social interaction is central to learning. Working with kids and being their influence or model can help children to build connections based on social interactions.
2. Vygotsky’s theories stress the fundamental role of social interaction in the development of cognition, he believed strongly that community plays a central role of “making meaning”. I agree that the community and the people in it create a different development for children. Watching for example teachers and having them as models will help children in their individual growth in social interactions.
Tamia — Thanks for your comment. I wonder, how can infant teachers create environments and activities that support social interactions from Vygotsky’s social cultural theory of development?
Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
1) I connect more with Vygotsky because growing up my teachers were involved in our social life they taught us to work with our classmates and also took us outside to experience different things.
2) Vygotsky theory describes best how infants develop because Vygotsky believed in social interactions, through social interactions children go through a continuous process of learning.
Tamaris — Thanks for your comment. I wonder, how can infant teachers create activities and an environment that promotes the social interactions of Vygotsky’s social cultural theory?
Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
I connect with Vygotsky because I believe that children benefit from social interaction.
Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
I believe Vygotsky best describes how infants develop and learn because he believes that children best learn when they are communicating with others and learning off of others. I think that is true, because kids learn from other kids, adults learn from others. It’s easy to gain knowledge off of other people’s energy and their ways. In my opinion growing up I wasn’t the greatest independent thinker, I always looked for help from my friends to help me understand things. I think it all depends on the child, you have to see what method works for them.
Cindy — Thanks for your comment. I wonder, how can infant teachers create environments and activities that facilitate social interactions as Vygotsky talks about in his social cultural theory?
Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
1) I’d chose Vygotsky to connect with most because I strongly do believe that children aren’t self taught. Children develop through experiences taught by their caregivers. I’d put myself as an example. My habits and the way I get things done is taught by my family and the school I attended as a child.
2) I believe Vygotsky uses the best description in how infants learn and develop. As a Piaget mentions, his theory is that children develop through the stages in which they are expected. Piaget children develop through self-taught because of what is expected from each stage. I believe in Vygotsky theory where kids develop through love, care and experience taught by their caregivers. Without the attention children need, make an impact that will be affected on their physcological development.
Eunice — Thanks for your comment. I wonder, how do your comment relate to the movie “Babies” that we watched for ECE 209-Lecture, where some babies had time to themselves then others? Piaget doesn’t;t think children are “self-taught” as much as all children go through the same processes & stages at around the same time.
1:Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
After watching both videos, I still do not know which theorist I connect the most. But, I do believe in Vygotsky’s theory that community and language plays an important role in a child’s learning. Children need for parents and caregivers to communicate everything that is happening in order for a child to understand the world around them and eventually create language on their own.
2:Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
I believe that Vygotsky’s theory best describes how infants develop and learn because we as parents and caregivers are a tool in the learning process of infants. They “use” us to understand what is going on with everything they are doing. We provide them the materials and support they are required to have so they can all develop at the “same” rate.
Patty — Thanks for your comment. It’s ok to connect with both theorists! When you mention babies following the same developmental trajectory (developing at the “same rate”), I wonder, how does that connect to Piaget’s stage theory of development?
I connect more with Vygotsky Theory. I connect more with that theory because I believe in children having a mentor, they will learn quicker rather than them trying to learn on their own. Vygotsky mentioned how children learns quicker and with the urge to keep learning when there’s love and affection involved. It’s a caregiver’s and parent’s job to give that to the children. He makes a good point on children’s development and I can compare myself to his theory in many ways. Gives me ideas on techniques to use with my future children.
Grace — Thanks for your comment. The “More Knowledgable Other” is a key part of Vygotsky’s theory. We hear babies say “I goed to the store,” but adults never say “goed” they say “went”; I wonder, how does that connect to Vygotsky’s theory?
1. Which theorist do you most connect with? Why?
I connect with theorist Lev Vygotsky and his Social development theory. He emphasizes the potential that each child has to learn skills beyond their age and are not conformed to a specific structured timeline they have to follow in their learning process.
2. Which theory/ theorist do you think best describes how infants develop and learn? Why?
Lev Vygotsky best describes, in my opinion, how infants develop and learn because he highlights social interactions, community, language, and the various different cultures involved that really do play a huge role in our lives and who we are today. And I think his theory really describes well what early childhood education is, which is the foundation and basis of children’s learning experiences. With the right support and guidance children can reach great things.
Xitlaly,
Thanks for your comment. Vygotsky connects the importance of culture and social interactions to a baby’s development. Thinking about the developmental trajectory –that all babies learn to talk around the same time frame and walk around the same time frame, etc. — how does that connect to Vygotsky’s theory?