Early Childhood Education
Piaget Theory: Stages of Cognitive Development
Children develop their reasoning through interaction with people and in their environment. Believed children learn through exploration.
Believed children need time to explore, first hand experience, imaginative and pretend play
DIDN'T believe in right answers or reward
Erik Erikson: psychosocial Stages
Babies develop trust if loved and cared for.
babies develop mistrust if not cared for.
After the newborn stage, children learn autonomy (learn to say no and protest)
B.F. Skinner: Behaviourism and Learning Theory
All behaviour is learned through consequence of indiv. actions
praise good behaviour/ignore bad behaviour
Albert Bandura: Social Learning Theory
model desired behaviour
Vygotsky: Scaffolding with the help/support of an adult
studied effect of culture on development
believed in the power of language and social interaction
John Dewey:
cooperation and collaboration
experiential learning
build curriculum on student' interests
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