Cognitive Development, Sociocultural Perspective- Theories on Education and Development

In Chapter two of Educational Psychology (Woolfolk, Winne, Perry, 2016) we are introduced to two theories on cognitive development- Piaget’s Cognitive Development Model and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Perspective. In both models we are seeking ways to understand the development of the brain and of the ability for our students to understand the world around them. For … More Cognitive Development, Sociocultural Perspective- Theories on Education and Development