PSYCH 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Harry Harlow
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Curriculum and instruction: allow a constructivist approach. Classroom is a place for exploration and discovery: teacher as facilitator. Consider child"s knowledge and level of thinking: teach young children through sensory experiences, respond in a way that matches student"s cognitive level. Facilitate accommodation by helping children through their mistakes. Children learn best through play: hands-on, multi-modality activities. Focus not on pure rote memorization of facts: multiple measures of assessing learning to mastery. Criticisms of piaget"s theory: timing and sequence of cognitive development. Lev vygotsky (1896-1934: vygotsky"s theory of cognitive development. Social constructivist view: development cannot be separated from its social context. Language plays a central role in mental development. Zone of proximal development: the range of tasks that the child cannot master alone, but can be mastered with guidance and assistance from others. Scaffolding: adjusting guidance and support to match a child"s current level of functioning, begin with direct instruction for a new task.