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5 pages. When an 8-year-old boy is given a new task or skill to learn there are several learning episodes that occur. What these episodes are and how they happen as based on theories from Piaget and Vygotsky are discussed in detail in this paper. Included are Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, the process of internalization, guided discovery and more. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JGA8yrs.rtf
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are discussed in detail in this paper. Included are Vygotskys Zone of Proximal Development, the process of internalization, guided discovery and more. The example in this paper is that
of teaching an 8-year-old boy how to open a combination lock. He has never done this before and is taught the necessary steps that must be taken and the
correct combination in order to complete this task. How is the learning process developed in a childs mind? Is this task completed strictly through rote memorization, or is
there more going on in the brain than that? These questions and more are answered when we consider the theories of learning based on two of the leading theorists
in this field. LEARNING FROM PIAGETS POINT OF VIEW "Education is only a term used to describe a level of comprehension that I would like to achieve.
My philosophy of education then, is a mix of humility and pride. It is the union of knowledge and an open mind. My philosophy changes every day, although the
basic core remains the same" (Philosophy of Education, 2002, PG.). According to Piaget, a child of this age already has some concrete ideas in his mind as to
how things work. When a new idea is introduced such as our example of learning how to open a combination lock, then the child will take the knowledge presented
to him and assimilate it into his own ideas. In other words, this is not simply rote memorization but is actually a thinking act whereby the child takes each instruction
and does what he needs to do with it to understand it and make it work. Different individuals will work with this information in different ways, according to what
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