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Unit 1: Understanding Development
& Diversity
EDUA 1800January 12, 2010
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Unit Question:
What characteristics do our
students bring to the
classroom?
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Problem in Practice:
A group of vocal parents wants you to
introduce workbooks to teach basic arithmetic
to your Kindergarten class (4- and 5-year
olds). They seem to think that play with
blocks, sand, water, clay, and so on is wastedtime. How would you respond?
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Principles of Development
Rate Orderly
Nature & Nurture
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The way one thinks develops over time.
CognitiveDevelopment
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Theories of Cognitive Development
Piaget
Vygotsky
Information Processing
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Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
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The process of coming to know
Schemes
Adaptation
Equilibration
Assimilation
Accommodation
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Stages of Cognitive Development
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The child begins to interact with the
environment
SensorimotorBirth 2 years
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The child begins to represent the world
symbolically.
Preoperational
2 7 years
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The child learns rules such as conservation.
Concrete Operational
7 11 years
Grades 2 - 6
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The adolescent can transcend concrete
situations and think about the future.
Formal Operational
11 years +
Grade 6+
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Implications: Concrete Operational
Use concrete props and visual aids
Give students a chance to manipulate and test
objects
Presentations and readings should be brief andwell organized
Use familiar concepts to explain more complex
ideasPresent problems that require logical, analytical
thinking
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Implications: Formal Operational
Continue to use concrete-operational teaching
strategies and materials
Give students the opportunity to explore many
hypothetical questionsGive students the opportunity to solve problems and
reason scientifically
Teach broad concepts, not just facts, using materials
and ideas relevant to the students lives
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Lev Vygotsky (1896 1934)
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Knowledge is co-constructed
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Students should be guided and assisted in
their learning.
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Zone of Proximal Development
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Information Processing
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Mnemonics: How Will You Remember. . . .
Piagets four stages?
The zone of proximal
development?
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Next class:
Personal, Social, and Moral Development
Prep: Read Chapter 3
Bring textbook to class