Unit 1: Understanding Development & Diversity

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Unit 1: Understanding Development

& Diversity

EDUA 1800January 12, 2010


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Unit Question:

What characteristics do our

students bring to the

classroom?


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Problem in Practice:

A group of vocal parents wants you to

introduce workbooks to teach basic arithmetic

to your Kindergarten class (4- and 5-year

olds). They seem to think that play with

blocks, sand, water, clay, and so on is wastedtime. How would you respond?


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Principles of Development

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Nature & Nurture


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The way one thinks develops over time.

CognitiveDevelopment


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Theories of Cognitive Development

Piaget

Vygotsky

Information Processing


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Jean Piaget (1896-1980)


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The process of coming to know

Schemes

Adaptation

Equilibration

Assimilation

Accommodation


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Stages of Cognitive Development
http://introtoinclusivespecialed.pbworks.com/Stages-of-Cognitive-Development


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The child begins to interact with the

environment

SensorimotorBirth 2 years


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The child begins to represent the world

symbolically.

Preoperational

2 7 years


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The child learns rules such as conservation.

Concrete Operational

7 11 years

Grades 2 - 6


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The adolescent can transcend concrete

situations and think about the future.

Formal Operational

11 years +

Grade 6+


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Implications: Concrete Operational

Use concrete props and visual aids

Give students a chance to manipulate and test

objects

Presentations and readings should be brief andwell organized

Use familiar concepts to explain more complex

ideasPresent problems that require logical, analytical

thinking


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Implications: Formal Operational

Continue to use concrete-operational teaching

strategies and materials

Give students the opportunity to explore many

hypothetical questionsGive students the opportunity to solve problems and

reason scientifically

Teach broad concepts, not just facts, using materials

and ideas relevant to the students lives


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Lev Vygotsky (1896 1934)


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Knowledge is co-constructed


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Students should be guided and assisted in

their learning.


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Zone of Proximal Development


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Information Processing


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Mnemonics: How Will You Remember. . . .

Piagets four stages?

The zone of proximal

development?


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Next class:

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Prep: Read Chapter 3

Bring textbook to class

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Unit 1: Understanding Development & Diversity