Which of the following accurately describes Piaget's views on assimilation and
accommodation?
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Problem-solving skills must be discovered; they cannot be taught.
Synaptic ____________ occurs when under-utilized synaptic connections die away.
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Pruning
Define "zone of proximal development" and "scaffolding."
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The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is the gap between what children
can accomplish alone and what they can do if guided by an expert.
Scaffolding involves the teacher/expert offering changing levels of support
as the child's competence increases. This means that early on the adult may
guide a student every step of the way. Later on, however, the teacher
doesn't need to offer much support since the student can now do much of
the task on her own.[Teachers note] The Zone of Proximal Development
(ZPD) is the gap between what children can accomplish alone and what
they can do if guided by an expert. Scaffolding involves the teacher/expert
to offer changing levels of support as the child's competence increases.
Type out the two substages of Piaget's Preoperational stage, and describe in detail
key features of each substage
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Symbolic Function Substage-Ages 2-4-Animistic thinking (Sometimes as
adults we encourage this a little bit for the kids too where they may think
that inanimate objects have lifelike or even human qualities. If a kid at 2
years old falls, they may say that sidewalk jumped up and bit me or they
might say the clouds look sad today and is crying. So they're attributing
these kind of animal or human like qualities to things that aren't animals or
human. Its kind of them understanding that creatures have feelings and
what they're imagining in their minds.)
-Egocentrism (Their frame of reference is themselves. Part of becoming a
more mature person is to realize that there are other people and they
matter. This is a big role that parents/teachers/etc have in a child's life to
help them with understanding that and basically early on in the world, we
do not understand that. Whether morally or emotionally, us not really
understanding other perspectives, Piaget is talking about actually visually
and cognitively us not understanding that and so not understanding my
particular point of view physically. Someone is standing next to me and if
they were literally going to try to put themselves in my shoes and say what
am I seeing? What am I actually looking at right now? That's actually a very
cognitively difficult task that you have to be able to reverse things.
Intuitive Thought Substage-Ages 4-7-Centration (having to do with them
, locking in visually to one feature or something rather than understanding
that there's more going on. Ex. Magazines that have hidden pictures or lots
of things where you have to find something that's very difficult for kids,
especially at the younger end of this stage and can be visually confusing.)
Also understanding matter
-Problems with hierarchical classification and conservation
Conservation - sensation
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Why do modern researchers often find that young children are able to overcome
some aspects of egocentrism at younger ages than Piaget had thought?
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Mordern researchers often found that young children where able to
overcome some aspects of egocentrisim because they
believed that Piagets theory of the Mountain Task was hard, the children did
not understand the logical context and intent of
the experimenter, the materials piaget used where not unfamiliar, and the
language was complicated. Hence, the researchers
used easier models like the Policeman Doll Study and Turn Table Model
that the children understood easily. Also, the
materials used were familiar like in the turn table model where
"Grover" the cartoon character from "Seasame
Street" was
introduced. Finally, the experiment was properly explained to the children
and even when they did not get it right it was
explained further and they were allowed to try again.
[teachers response] Understanding the task is key. Other methods than the
Three Mountains Task are perhaps more
understandable to young children and can result in decentered (less
egocentric) responses.
What purpose does synaptic pruning serve in the brains of young children?
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accommodation?
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Problem-solving skills must be discovered; they cannot be taught.
Synaptic ____________ occurs when under-utilized synaptic connections die away.
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Pruning
Define "zone of proximal development" and "scaffolding."
,Give this one a try later!
The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is the gap between what children
can accomplish alone and what they can do if guided by an expert.
Scaffolding involves the teacher/expert offering changing levels of support
as the child's competence increases. This means that early on the adult may
guide a student every step of the way. Later on, however, the teacher
doesn't need to offer much support since the student can now do much of
the task on her own.[Teachers note] The Zone of Proximal Development
(ZPD) is the gap between what children can accomplish alone and what
they can do if guided by an expert. Scaffolding involves the teacher/expert
to offer changing levels of support as the child's competence increases.
Type out the two substages of Piaget's Preoperational stage, and describe in detail
key features of each substage
Give this one a try later!
Symbolic Function Substage-Ages 2-4-Animistic thinking (Sometimes as
adults we encourage this a little bit for the kids too where they may think
that inanimate objects have lifelike or even human qualities. If a kid at 2
years old falls, they may say that sidewalk jumped up and bit me or they
might say the clouds look sad today and is crying. So they're attributing
these kind of animal or human like qualities to things that aren't animals or
human. Its kind of them understanding that creatures have feelings and
what they're imagining in their minds.)
-Egocentrism (Their frame of reference is themselves. Part of becoming a
more mature person is to realize that there are other people and they
matter. This is a big role that parents/teachers/etc have in a child's life to
help them with understanding that and basically early on in the world, we
do not understand that. Whether morally or emotionally, us not really
understanding other perspectives, Piaget is talking about actually visually
and cognitively us not understanding that and so not understanding my
particular point of view physically. Someone is standing next to me and if
they were literally going to try to put themselves in my shoes and say what
am I seeing? What am I actually looking at right now? That's actually a very
cognitively difficult task that you have to be able to reverse things.
Intuitive Thought Substage-Ages 4-7-Centration (having to do with them
, locking in visually to one feature or something rather than understanding
that there's more going on. Ex. Magazines that have hidden pictures or lots
of things where you have to find something that's very difficult for kids,
especially at the younger end of this stage and can be visually confusing.)
Also understanding matter
-Problems with hierarchical classification and conservation
Conservation - sensation
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Why do modern researchers often find that young children are able to overcome
some aspects of egocentrism at younger ages than Piaget had thought?
Give this one a try later!
Mordern researchers often found that young children where able to
overcome some aspects of egocentrisim because they
believed that Piagets theory of the Mountain Task was hard, the children did
not understand the logical context and intent of
the experimenter, the materials piaget used where not unfamiliar, and the
language was complicated. Hence, the researchers
used easier models like the Policeman Doll Study and Turn Table Model
that the children understood easily. Also, the
materials used were familiar like in the turn table model where
"Grover" the cartoon character from "Seasame
Street" was
introduced. Finally, the experiment was properly explained to the children
and even when they did not get it right it was
explained further and they were allowed to try again.
[teachers response] Understanding the task is key. Other methods than the
Three Mountains Task are perhaps more
understandable to young children and can result in decentered (less
egocentric) responses.
What purpose does synaptic pruning serve in the brains of young children?
Give this one a try later!
