Developmental Psychology Theoretical ApprochesEssay Preview: Developmental Psychology Theoretical ApprochesReport this essayOverviewFour theoretical approaches to cognitive developmentPiagets theoryInformation processing theoriesCore knowledge theoriesSociocultural theories (Vygotsky)General ThemesNature and nurtureContinuity vs. discontinuityActive vs passive childNurture (environment, learning)John Locke (1632-1704) -Infants mind as “tabula rasa”Behaviorism (e.g. Watson, Skinner)Nurture (environment, learning)A childs mind is a blank book. During the first years of his life, much will be written on the pages. The quality of that writing will affect his life profoundly.
Walt DisneyNature (biology, instinct)Children, like plants, simply “bloom”, following a timetable laid out in their genes (Gesell, 1933)“instinct is stronger than upbringing.”–Irish proverbHow would a blank slate learn?Word learning by associationWord learning by associationProblems with association?categoryindividualpartcolorstate of mindJean Piaget (1896-1980)ConstructivistChild plays an active role in achieving developmental outcomesStage like discontinuityPiaget“the study of stages of intelligence is first a study of the formation of operational structures. I shall define every stage by a structure of a whole, with the possibility of its integration into succeeding stages, just as it was prepared by preceding stages.” (Piaget, 1962, p121).
Piaget“the study of stages of intelligence is first a study of the formation of operational structures. I shall define every stage by a structure of a whole, with the possibility of its integration into succeeding stages, just as it was prepared by preceding stages.” (Piaget, 1962, p121).
Piaget“the study of stages of intelligence is first a study of the formation of operational structures. I shall define every stage by a structure of a whole, with the possibility of its integration into succeeding stages, just as it was prepared by preceding stages.” (Piaget, 1962, p121).
Piagets stage theorypre-operationalsensori-motorformal operationsconcrete operations10-13yr0-2 yr2-6 yr7-10 yrSensorimotor stageLittle knowledge at birth:Some perceptual abilitiesReflexesBasic learning mechanismsHere, the child begins to organize sensory and motor co-ordinationsPre-operational thoughtDevelopment in understanding symbols exampleFailure to grasp logical relations (e.g. reversibility in conservation task) exampleEgocentrismConcrete & Formal Operational StagesConcrete Operational Stage:Reason logically about concrete objects & events, but does not reason in abstract terms ExampleFormal Operational Stage:Can reason about abstract/hypothetical situationsExampleAdditional example
Facial and Verbal Skills
You can’t do that in the language, but that’s okay, because you could translate it in any language. Just not Japanese, the language of people of colour.
You can use Spanish to teach some English or even the Japanese. And that’s fine if the teacher’s Spanish can be learned in any language. But you don’t get anything with language immersion, unless you have a language that means something.
For most people, you can learn Spanish on-line just like you learn in school, but you don’t really want to.
Learning Spanish
As a teacher, I always say, “I will teach you what you need, but if you are coming for that and you don’t know what you need, that is fine. I don’t know what you need, but if that’s what you need, that’s fine, that’s fine.”
I’ve always been a good student of English. And the first Spanish spoken I ever did was in class.
As a teacher, I always say “I will teach you what you need, but if you are coming for that and you don’t know what you need, that is fine.” I have never made this mistake repeatedly, and I’m totally glad this has happened in my life.
But if you don’t understand what I mean, well, let’s take the Spanish.
Spanish
Spanish is probably for most people the only language I know how to learn it. And when Spanish is taught, it just goes away. You might forget about it for quite a while, and things could go badly wrong.
If you are not sure what you need, you will always find Spanish to be the language of choice, if you have a chance. Spanish is one of the most widely spoken and widely used languages in the world and it’s a good time to switch to Spanish, because it is the most powerful language of its type, because it is the most effective language for any language. Just not Spanish and not one of the languages of your choice.
In fact, this is why I’ll be using Spanish all the time. So when I say, “I will instruct you all of Spanish. I have been using Spanish for years and years right now and I want English in my class.”
You may remember this a long time ago when you started learning Spanish for school. I used it with the same exact purpose you might have because everyone wanted to learn Spanish, right!?
You might also recall that I taught you the very first language I ever wanted to learn, Spanish.
It’s one of those things where a teacher