PSYC 6 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Lev Vygotsky, Psych, Social Skills
15 May 2020
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Piaget"s term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions. Classification some characteristic that they have in common. Organization of things into groups (or categories or classes) according to. By age 8, most children can classify. Includes knowledge that things can be arranged in logical series. 3rd grader perry akootchook understands basic math, so he might beat his mother at. Compare his concrete operational skills with those of atypical preoperational child, who would not be able to play this game and might give a dime for a nickel. Education occurs everywhere, and knowledge is acquired from social context. Guiding each child through his/her zone of proximal development is crucial. Language is integral as a mediator for understanding and learning. Vygotsky"s emphasis on sociocultural contexts contrasts with piaget"s maturational, self-discovery approach. Culture affects content and methods of learning. Compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer analysis of data.
