Cognitive Learning Theories

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Cognitive Learning Theories by Mind Map: Cognitive Learning Theories

1. Four distinct, hierarchical stages of development

1.1. Piaget theorized that these stages determine what a child can cognitively accomplish, depending on which stage the child is currently in:

1.2. Sensorimotor stage: represents trial and error with physical objects and symbolic thought

1.3. Preoperational stage: represents expansion of language, pretend play, and some intuitive thought

1.4. Concrete Operational stage: represents understanding perspectives of others, conservation, and class inclusion

1.5. Formal Operational stage: represents proportional reasoning of ratios, idealism, logical thinking of hypothetical ideas

2. Children are naturally curious

3. Constructivist

4. Assimilation and Accommodation

5. Jean Piaget

5.1. Clinical applications of Piaget's cognitive development:

6. Constructivism

7. Learning requires interaction

8. Applications in education using a Piaget model

8.1. Brain maturation determines abilities of child

8.2. Learning is a physical experience

8.3. Sociocognitive conflict

9. Piaget vs. Vygotsky

10. References

11. Knudsen, D., Patel, A., & Reed, K. (2016) EDF 6211, University of South Florida

12. Applications in education based on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory

12.1. Learning is a collaborative activity

12.2. ZPD serves as a guide for curriculum delivery and lesson planning

12.3. Learning should occur in a meaningful context

13. Constructivist

14. Lev Vygotsky

14.1. Clinical applications: Social construction of meaning

15. Sociocultural Theory

15.1. Adults translate to children the meaning of their environment through cognitive tools

15.2. Language

15.2.1. Children's thoughts become language

15.2.1.1. Private speech (self-talk) gradually becomes inner talk, which then mimics our thoughts.

15.3. Higher-order thought processes begin as social interactions

15.4. Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

15.4.1. ZPD is the upper limit of what a child is capable of learning. ZPD allows children to perform tasks with an adult, that would be improbable on their own.

15.4.1.1. Scaffolding and guided participation

15.5. Play allows children to mimic adult roles

16. Perspective of Cognitive Theory