CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITIVE THEORIES

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Both Piaget and Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, but Piaget saw a different role for interaction.Piaget believed that the most helpful interactions were those between peers, because peers are on an equal basis and can challenge each other’s thinking. Vygotsky, on the other hand ____
A
Vygotsky believed that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with other children with the same problem.
B
Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with their grandparentsVygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking-people such as parents and teachers.
C
Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with people who are more capable or advanced in their thinking-people such as parents and teachers
D
Vygotsky suggested that children’s cognitive development is fostered by interactions with his/her family who are no capable or advanced in their thinking-people such as parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both Piaget and Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, but Piaget saw a different role for interaction. Piaget believed that the most helpful interactions were those between peers, because peers are on an equal basis and can challenge each other’s thinking.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fundamental difference between Piaget and Vygotsky is that Piaget believed in the constructivist approach of children, or in other words, how the child interacts with the environment, whereas Vygotsky stated that learning is taught through socially and culturally.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Vygotsky’s Cognitive Development Theory postulates that social interaction is fundamental to cognitive development. Vygotsky’s theory is comprised of concepts such as culture-specific tools, language and thought interdependence, and the Zone of Proximal Development.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some differences between Piaget and Vygotsky were that Vygotsky believed learning was acquired through language and social and cultural interactions. Piaget believed, although learning could be acquired through peer interactions, that learning was acquired independently, and each child came to their own understanding.

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