cognitive development theories applied to the classroom?

ch81

hi all have this to do as an essay. dont really know how to start..or where!! i have to bring in piaget, vygotsky and bruner i have lots of info on their theories and experiments but dont know how to start it???any help greatly appreciated.!

The Black Oil

What is the essay asking you to do, compare/contrast/critique/discuss their influence/impact on education?

ch81

sorry should have posed the exact question...how can teachers apply the cognitive theorists to the classroom learning?

nikki88

Im trying to do that exact essay at the moment.... any suggestions/ advice? Really dont know where to start it!
Thanks a mill:)

KateF

They're applied all day long! Just blab on about how they achieve different stages of Piagets theories at different stages....go on about how if they don't have 'TOM' then they obviously can't grasp a lot of everyday knowledge, they are ego-centric until TOM occurs. Maths is an easy one to talk about when referring to Piaget, as he believes Children are liek mini adults, just not logical enough at early ages to grasp things.
Then when you talk about Vygotsky just blab on about how social situations, family, culture, all that, has an effect on children and how they learn, then go on to say about childrens different learning strategies.
Remember to say a good bit about Learning Through Play in the early years

nikki88

thanks mill for that.... but one question ... what is TOM?

KateF

nikki88 wrote: »

thanks mill for that.... but one question ... what is TOM?

'Theory of Mind' ...Piaget

ch81

hi thanx for that gives me somewhere to start interesting your doing samw question as me whwere are you doing your course??

KateF

ch81 wrote: »

hi thanx for that gives me somewhere to start interesting your doing samw question as me whwere are you doing your course??

Are you talking to me? Sorry not sure if you are. I don't have an essay on that question or never have, but I've an honours degree in Psych so thats how I know all the Cognitive Psych stuff! And I'm a postgrad Primary teaching student.

nikki88

im doin montessori, just cant seem to get it started as we have to only relate it to 9-12 year old children giving classroom examples!!

KateF

nikki88 wrote: »

im doin montessori, just cant seem to get it started as we have to only relate it to 9-12 year old children giving classroom examples!!

Thats harsh making you apply it to 9-12 only, especially when you're doing Montessori, as it won't affect you at all in your career.

ch81

hi sorry that question was to nikki88. im also doing the montessori! but we were not told to just apply itto the 9-12 class it is just in general. are you doing your course in dublin? have you started it. iv the introduction done thatnx to the poster here but thats as far as i got.!

taztastic

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I might be looking at this wrong for your essay but could you do something around scaffolding the work based on the child's capabilities
You could take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_Proximal_Development as a start point

ch81

hi thanx for that its just added another paragraph. im at it now for hours but dont really know if im making much sense?i had once thought about doing the masters in psychology this has taught me that it would def not be for me!!

nikki88

Montessori does go up to twelve and we can teach in private primary schools.... Montessori is a method of teaching children, it is not confined to the preschool classsroom!!! Still searching for this essay, cant get myself to start writing!

taztastic

Possibly gone a bit mad but what about doing a bit on embedding teaching for children who have english as a second language? I'd search up the cummins framework and there is loads of stuff from england. It is cognitive but not as much emphasis on the developmental

ch81

good god i have no idea what you mean by that. it sounds to complicated for me to go researching!!!but thanks...

KateF

ch81 wrote: »

good god i have no idea what you mean by that. it sounds to complicated for me to go researching!!!but thanks...

Tbh I wouldn't think they are lookin for that much detail off you anyway! Whats the word limit?

ch81

2,000 words....too many!

KateF

ch81 wrote: »

2,000 words....too many!

Ah thats grand, once you get the ball rolling you'll e trying to cut out words!! Def not enough words to be going into things like second language learning. If you want i can try email you some notes from my course?

ch81

yes please anything would help me i write a paragraph then delete it going round in circles!!!!

KateF

I only have the notes on a paper copy at the mo, and I just tried to get onto my university's site for students and its not working! But I will send them in the morning k. Can I send attachements through PM here??

ch81

hi i dont know how to pm you with my email address!!??i dont think attachments here will work?

p.pete

click on the name, should have a PM option in drop-down then...

ch81

o great thanx!