This document compares the theories of Vygotsky and Piaget on child cognitive development. Vygotsky emphasized the social context of learning and believed that language acquisition shapes thought, while Piaget saw cognition as directing language development. Piaget outlined four stages of cognitive development from infancy to adulthood focused on adapting to the environment. In contrast, Vygotsky did not define strict stages and emphasized the zone of proximal development and language as a cultural tool. The theories have different implications for education, with Vygotsky seeing it as central to language learning and Piaget viewing it as refining an individual's language.

1. VYGOTSKY
VS
PIAGET

4. SOCIO CULTURAL
CONTEXT

5. VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET
STRONG
EMPHASIS
LITTLE
EMPHASIS
Vs

6. CONSTRUCTIVISM

7. VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET
CONSTRUCTIVISM
SOCIAL
Structured in
social context
COGNITIVE
Structured for
individual

8. STAGES

9. VYGOTSKY:
NO
DEFINED
STAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!

10. PIAGET:

11. PIAGET:
PIAGET’S FOUR STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
SENSORIMOTOR PRE-
OPERATIONAL
CONCRETE
OPERATIONAL
FORMAL
OPERATIONAL
BIRTH-2 YRS 2 YRS-6 YRS 7 YRS- 11 YRS 12YRS-----
The infant
constructs an
understanding of
the world by
coordinating
sensory
experiences and
motor actions.
The child begins to
represent the
world with words
and images.
The child can now
reason logically
and classify things.
The adolescent
reasons in more
abstract,
idealistic, and
logical ways.
Symbolic function(2-4) Intuitive thought(4-7)

12. PIAGET:

13. KEY PROCESSES

14. VYGOTSKY:
* ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
* LANGUAGE AS A TOOL OF CULTURE

15. PIAGET:
* Schemas - A schema describes both the mental and physical
actions involved in understanding and knowing. Schemas are categories
of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world.
* Assimilation - The process of taking in new information into our
already existing schemas is known as assimilation.
* Accommodation - Another part of adaptation involves changing
or altering our existing schemas in light of new information, a process
known as accommodation.
* Equilibration - Piaget believed that all children try to strike a
balance between assimilation and accommodation, which is achieved
through a mechanism Piaget called equilibration.

16. ROLE
OF
LANGUAGE

17. VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET
Language has a vital role in
shaping thoughts.
Cognition primarily directs
language.
LANGUAGE MIND

18. VEIW
ON
EDUCATION

19. VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET
EDUCATION HAS
CENTRAL ROLE IN
CHILD’S LANGUAGE
LEARNING.
EDUCATION
MERELY REFINES
CHILD’S LANGUAGE.
Vs

20. IMPLICATIONS
FOR
TEACHER

21. VYGOTSKY VS PIAGET
Teacher guides. Teacher supports.
Vs

22. HOUSE IS OPEN FOR
QUESTIONS AND
FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!

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