Comparison of Theories On Learning
Comparison of Theories On Learning
Comparison of Theories On Learning
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Freud’s Stages of Development Piagets’s Theory of Cognitive Development
SIMILARITIES
a. Both want to explain how people think and act based on how they developed and grew up
b. To understand an adult,they though that the key was to understand how they develop
c. Both say and believe that children seek things that stimulates them
d. Both think and believe that the child detemines how they grow, even though others have a role chilren act on their own
e. Both are interested in development
a. Called age between birth and 2 years trust vs mistrust age a. Called age between birth and 2 years the oral
stage
b. Theory includes three more stages that span adulthood b. Theory focuses on the period between birth and
c. Thought ego was a meditator between real and meaningful choices adolescence
c. Thought ego was a mediator between id and reality
SIMILARITIES
a. Both believe that the unconscious mind is important
b. Both believe that development revolves around conflict
c. Both believe that childhood is an important part of personality
a. Cognitive development is driven by a child’s inbuilt a. Cognitive development is driven by social interaction
tendency to adapt to new experiences b. Children learn through instruction and guidance
b. Children learn through active-self discovery c. Cognitive development differs across cultures and time
c. Cognitive develoment is the same universally d. Develpment could be accelerated to an extend, with
d. Believed children will only learn when they are ready correct scaffolding and within the ZPD
e. Language is a result of cognitive development e. Language is the key to cognitive development
f. Believe that self discovery is crucial f. Learning is done through being taught by a More
Knowledgeable Other (MKO).
SIMILARITIES
a. Both believe that children learn increasingly complex information and skills as they get older
b. Both have emphasis on nature and nurture.
c. Both recognize the role of heredity and maturation of the brain and body
d. Both believe that children’s cognitive abilities develop in a sequence and particulat abilitirs develop at certain stages