Growth and Development + Intro to Exceptionalities

Piaget's view for how children acquire knowledge about the world includes...

Children are not passive learners, but instead must actively construct their own view of the world from their experiences.

As a second-grade teacher reads a book about explorers, she points to Antarctica on a globe. Jacquie seems really puzzled and asks, "How come they don't fall off the earth?" From Piaget's perspective, Jacquie can best be described as experiencing ____________.

Disequilibrium

Which one of the following children is definitely working in his or her Zone of Proximal Development?

Liam is learning basic keyboarding skills and often confuses the "home row," except when his teacher consistently models and reminds him of the correct location.

In regard to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, children make sense of their world by ____________.

interacting with an experienced person who provides learning opportunities.

Which statement below is true regarding accommodation and assimilation? Both explain how one _____________.

links new information to prior knowledge.

Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development differ regarding __________.

the degree to which children depend on adult guidance to make cognitive gains.