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Essay Instructions: Cognitive Development

This activity is an assessment of your ability to understand and analyze theories of development and apply the theories to real-life situations. Compare and Contrast Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Development. Additionally, it must include specific examples of how teachers can incorporate each of these theories in the classroom.
7 references composed of books and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Essay Instructions: In a 2 page narrative essay discuss your response to the following topics. Read the context in the first paragraphs and respond to the assignment criteria below.



First: Review the program descriptions for each of the 4 different Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programs offered at the University of California, San Diego.
http://blink.ucsd.edu/Blink/External/Topics/Policy/0,1162,11192,00.html?delivery=&coming_from=Content



Next: Read about Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development and of the implications that Piaget's work has for early childhood development programs. Use the required background readings.
http://fates.cns.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/erikson.htm



Then: Drawing from the information provided in the assigned background readings and resources -

Prepare a critique of UCSD's ECD program - with respect to the extent and manner in which each individual program and the comprehensive program sequence fosters the cognitive development of the young child. Your critique must address (but is not limited to) each of the following items:



-Based upon the program descriptions provided by UCSD, does each phase of the program appear to foster the cognitive development of the young child as theorized by (Piaget, etc.) ?

If YES - Explain.

If NO - Provide a modified (or, entirely new) overview of the program - similar to the existing overview - that DOES suggest that the program fosters the cognitive development of the young child.

-Determine if and how the comprehensive program sequence in line with the Stages of Cognitive Development.

If YES - Explain.

If NO - Modify each program description accordingly / as needed.

-Provide a detailed example of the type of activity that should be included in each of these 4 programs that fosters the cognitive development of the young child - with respect to Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development.

Essay Instructions: 5 pages doubled spaced APA format in Microsoft Word

any of these subjects will be fine
1.) Lev Vygotsky's Socialcultural perspective
2.) Erik Erikson's Psychosocial theory of development
3.) Jean Piaget's Theory of cognitive development
4.) John B. Watson and Behaviourism

which ever is the easiest to do will be fine
Thank You

Essay Instructions: In a 2 page narrative essay discuss your response to the following topics. Read the context in the first paragraphs and respond to the assignment criteria below.



First: Review the program descriptions for the different Bank Street Head Start programs.
http://www.bankstreet.edu/headstart/curriculum.html

Next: Read about Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development and of the implications that Piaget's work has for early childhood development programs. Use the required background readings.
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/piaget.html



Then: Drawing from the information provided in the assigned background readings and resources -

Prepare a critique of Bank Street Head Start program - with respect to the extent and manner in which each individual program and the comprehensive program sequence fosters the cognitive development of the young child. Your critique must address (but is not limited to) each of the following items:



-Based upon the program descriptions provided by Bank Street Head Start, does each phase of the program appear to foster the cognitive development of the young child as theorized by (Piaget, etc.) ?

If YES - Explain.

If NO - Provide a modified (or, entirely new) overview of the program - similar to the existing overview - that DOES suggest that the program fosters the cognitive development of the young child.

-Determine if and how the comprehensive program sequence in line with the Stages of Cognitive Development.

If YES - Explain.

If NO - Modify each program description accordingly / as needed.

-Provide a detailed example of the type of activity that should be included in each of these 4 programs that fosters the cognitive development of the young child - with respect to Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development.