Chapter 8: Jean Piaget On Cognitive Development
Chapter 8: Jean Piaget On Cognitive Development
Chapter 8: Jean Piaget On Cognitive Development
Cabagyo
Innovative Teaching Strategies
3:00 – 6:00 Saturday
Dr. Dolores G. Garcia
2. Is pursuing studies in the same school from elementary, high school and college best for
cognitive development? Explain.
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Piaget believed that children take an active role in the learning process, acting much like
little scientists as they perform experiments, make observations, and learn about the world.
As kids interact with the world around them, they continually add new knowledge, build
upon existing knowledge, and adapt previously held ideas to accommodate new
information. Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including
remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence
to adulthood. School transitions mark the time period when students move from one school
environment into another. Transitions occur at a variety of ages and vary greatly across
school districts. Students often experience problems adjusting to changes in educational
environments; consequently, teachers need to receive professional development training to
assist students in making successful school transitions.
The major transition for most students is the transition from elementary school into middle
or junior high school. Much research has been conducted examining the effects of this
transition on a variety of outcomes. Research generally indicates that the transition into
middle school often is problematic for early adolescents because the instructional practices
of many middle schools do not meet the developmental needs of early adolescents (e.g.,
Anderman & Maehr, 1994; Eccles & Midgley, 1989; Simmons & Blyth, 1987). Many
students become less motivated and begin to lose interest in school after this transition.
According to Eccles, 2008 A growing body of evidence suggests that this transition often
is traumatic and problematic for some students (Eccles, 2008).
So therefore, In pursuing studies in the same school from elementary, high school and
college is best for cognitive development.
1. Cultural diversity in symbols leads to differences in mental functioning. How does the
Filipino compare with any other citizen of a different culture? Your choice of basis for
comparison geographical or historical implications to learning opportunities.
Vygotsky himself stressed an importance of the cultural tools in the development of higher
mental functions. He singled out, as was shown above, cultural patterns that acted as
effective means of developing the child’s psyche. They ensured the possibility of
organizing the educational process in the zone of proximal development. Vygotsky
assigned a special role to the symbol and language, which later became understood as a
meta-tool. Possibility of using cultural tools in education was developed in educational
programs: sensory standards, visual models, schemes and symbols were actively involved
in educational process with preschool children. Researchers emphasize the relevance and
effectiveness of mediation implementation in the education of young children. Those
programs are effective in terms of first of all cognitive development for normally
developing children. However this approach is also valuable in work with children with
special needs (Glozman, 2016).
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory has a lot of merit in the education world and used on a
daily basis. His work has shown that children learn in a social environment from teachers
and peers. It is rare to see a classroom that does not have any activities or group work and
that is because of Vygotsky’s ideas.
2. Discuss how Vigotsky’s view on Education and development justifies the provision in the
1987 Constitution that :
The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teacher
will attract and retain its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate
remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfilment.
When I embraced teaching as a career 5 years ago, all I had in mind was to have the
opportunity to share my basic knowledge and years of experience as a math teacher.
There were times when disappointment, frustration and depression hit me because of the
poor quality of many students, especially those who went through public schools
There were times I was wondering how some students passed basic subjects in the
elementary level and even reached the collegiate level. Was it because of the students’
individual capacity to absorb lessons, or was it about the quality of teachers?
Vigotsky’s view on Education and development justifies the provision in the 1987
Constitution Every administration has put special premium on education, regarding it as
the cornerstone of national development. However, the constitutional mandate for the state
to assign the highest budgetary priority to education has not been followed over the years.
Having education the top budgetary priority is mere lip service all through the years.
Through the years, we have steadily increased the budget for DepEd to close the critical
gaps in the supply of teachers, classrooms and others that we have inherited; and to prepare
for increased needs brought about by the K-12 basic education reform program.
The government giving enough budget for the Training programs that should be designed
to introduce modern ways of teaching the new generation of students.