CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The constructivist theory seeks to afford students the freedom to discover their own learning, while the behaviorists’ theory seems to utilize more feedback, stimuli, and reinforcement. the other hand, argues that education is a process of external building, independent from talent or abilities.” (p. 199).

Detailed explanation-2: -The major difference is that cognitive learning is about building on prior knowledge, and constructivism is about building new ideas and concepts based on your own discoveries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Constructivism is based on interacting with the knowledge to develop meaning for it. Cognitivism is a theory that focuses on presenting information in a clear way so that students can have a better meaning of it. Cognitivism and behaviorism are different because of their expected outcomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -A behaviorist uses feedback (reinforcement) to modify behavior in the desired direction, while cognitivists make use of feedback (knowledge of results) to guide and support accurate mental connections (Thompson, Simonson, & Hargrave, 1992).