Piaget
1. 4 Stages of Development
-Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concert 1.operations, Formal operations
2.Hierarchy-One stage must be completed before moving on to the next
3.In the sensorimotor stage kids understand that object even if they cannot see them
4.As a child matures, their brain changes biologically & they begin to think in dofferent ways
5.Children Develop before they learn
Vygotsky
1.No stages of development
2. Believed that the 1st few years of development is most important
3. Social interaction is Key
4.Through the help of more competent adults, children, can reach higher levels of development
5.Children are social beings and learn while they develop through interaction and adult assistance
1.Children are social learners
2. Development declines with age
3. Development is spurred by conflict
Venn Diagram Piaget vs. Vygotsky
(author: Kacie Counterman)
