Answer each question: both from the perspective of Piaget’s theory, and then for Vygotsky. Then, compare and contrast them – what’s similar between the two, and what’s different?
What changes in development?
What is the role of the child?
What role do adults play?
Describe the classroom environment for each theorist. – This last question refers to the fact that many early education and kindergarten classrooms are based on one of these theories (or sometimes a combination of both). Try to describe what you would expect to see and experience in a classroom that primarily uses Piagetian concepts vs. one that primarily uses Vygotskian concepts. (Be sure to mention the specific concepts being used and how they are being used in the two types of classroom).
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