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Cognitive and Thinking Development Part 2
Cognitive and Thinking Development Part 2
thinking
development
Part 2
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Goal 1 Define development and explain the main processes, periods,
and issues in development, as well as links between development and education.
Learning Goal 2 Discuss the development of the brain and compare the cognitive
developmental theories of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky.
VYGOTSKY’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Zone of Proximal
Scaffolding
Development (ZPD)
LECTURE NOTES
SCAFFOLDING
• Scaffolding – changing the level of support provided
over the course of a teaching session, with a more-
skilled person adjusting guidance to fit the child’s
current performance level
LECTURE NOTES
Tutorial Activity
• Imagine yourself as an early childhood teacher, guiding a 4-year-old in
distinguishing between a cat and a dog. Apply both Piaget's and
Vygotsky's theories in your instructional approach.