Theorists Flashcards
Proposed that people’s personalities and sense of self continue to evolve throughout the life span in a predictable sequence of psycho social stages.
Erikson Erikson
Has pointed out in his bio-ecological systems theory, any large society encompasses several “layers” of environment that all have significant impacts on children’s development and are, in turn, either directly or indirectly influenced by the other layers and by the children themselves.
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Cognitive Constructivist-believed children are active & motivated learners and construct rather than absorb knowledge, they pull their experiences together into an integrated view of how the world operates.
Jean Piaget
He believed that the adults in any society intentionally foster children’s cognitive development in a somewhat systematic matter. His theory emphasized the importance of adult instruction and guidance for promoting cognitive development.
Lev Vygotsky
Studies determined the kinds of tasks children could successfully perform on their own. By exploring and manipulating physical objects-children come to understand more complex and abstract concepts. Stages are hierarchical–each stage provides a foundation for any subsequent. Children control their own cognitive development.
Jean Piaget
Psychologist known for developing a theory which linked a child’s social and environmental setting to how the child learns and develops. His systems include a microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and a macrosystem. Later, a fifth system was added, known as the chronosystem.
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Social Constructivist. His theory focused on the processes through which children develop than on the characteristics that particular ages are likely to exhibit; examined the kinds of tasks children could complete only with adult; Children can accomplish more difficult tasks when assisted by more advanced and competent individuals.
Lev Vygotsky
