Lev Vygotsky vs Jean Piaget
Across
- 3. Fitting new experiences into existing mental structures (Piaget)
- 8. Learning theory stating that knowledge is built actively by the learner
- 10. Vygotsky believed that this shapes our thinking and learning
- 11. Piaget's sequence of cognitive growth (sensorimotor, preoperational, etc.)
- 12. Vygotsky argued that this plays a critical role in thinking
- 13. Piaget believed children learn by exploring and finding things out for themselves
Down
- 1. Piaget's idea that young children struggle to see other people's perspectives
- 2. Swiss theorist who proposed four developmental stages
- 4. Clue
- 5. Psychologist who emphasized social and cultural learning
- 6. Vygotsky's concept that describes the range between what a learner can do alone and with help (… of proximal development)
- 7. Vygotsky thought these people could help scaffold learning too
- 9. Support that a more knowledgeable other provides to help a learner