An information processing perspective of development portrays ...

[panfilo]

An information processing perspective of development portrays cognitive development as:
 
  a. Gradually improving cognitive abilities
  b. A series of five distinctly different stages of development
  c. Being due primarily to explicit instruction about how to think
  d. Something that is influenced largely by genetically controlled changes in the brain

Question 2

Use concepts from Vygotsky's perspective of cognitive development to describe how you learned about Vygotsky's theory in this class. Your response should include references to all of the following concepts: the zone of proximal development, self-talk, inner speech, internalization, and scaffolding.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[rachel]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Piaget's concept of equilibration refers to the idea that children make cognitive advancements when they encounter situations they cannot explain using their existing understandings (i.e., when they experience disequilibrium). By replacing, reorganizing, or better integrating their schemes (i.e., through accommodation), children eventually are able to understand and explain previously puzzling events. In contrast, Vygotsky proposed that children are most likely to develop when they perform tasks within their zone of proximal developmenttasks for which they need the assistance of someone more skilled. (The response should include concrete examples that reasonably illustrate equilibration and the ZPD.)

[panfilo]

Wow, this really help

[Alyson.hiatt@yahoo.com]

Excellent