Piaget, Skinner and Vygotsky's Theories on Images of Children in Teaching and Learning

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Children are created to make images show the history, beliefs and the values of learning and teaching. This essay is about deconstructing the following statement in light of theories Piaget, Skinner and Vygotsky with teaching, learning and developing. “ …our image of the child is rich in potential, strong, powerful, competent and most of all, connected to adults and other children”. Malaguzzi (as cited in Dahlberg, Moss and Pence, 2007, p.48). The statement demonstrates children through the theories Piaget, Skinner and Vygotsky and how they are connected to the statement Malaguzzi (cited in Dahlberg, Moss and Pence), in images of children, being rich in potential, strong and powerful in children’s learning and connecting to adult’s and children through teaching and learning. Images of a child: Images of children are subject to show multiple constructions of children in history, beliefs and the values of learning. Sorin &Galloway (2006), article of ‘constructs of self’ show this through the ten ways adults construct children and childhood. The state of rich in potential, strong, powerful, competent and connected to adults in children is ways Sorin &Galloway (2006) have shown as in ‘Child Innocents’ and Child noble/saviour but there have also showed that images of children on the surface are not all that nice and rich in potential in ‘Out of control Child’ and ‘ Child as Evil. Images of children in Sorin &Galloway (2006), article display ways of which we as the world see children, perceive them and how we may see our relationships with them. Theories with statement: The statement Malaguzzi (as cited in Dahlberg, Moss and Pence, 2007, p.48) has stated that ... ... middle of paper ... ...d, J. E. (2010). Child development and education (4th ed.). Pg. 194 - Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. McLeod, S. (2012). Simply Psychology: Bruner. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/bruner.html McLeod, S. (2012). Simply Psychology: Jean Piaget. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html McLeod, S. (2013). Simply Psychology: Lev Vygotsky. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html McLeod, S. (2012). Simply Psychology: Skinner – Operant Conditioning. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html Sorin, R. & Galloway, G. (2006). Constructs of childhood: constructs of self. Children Australia, 31(2), 12-21. Sample,I. (2005). Comparing Piaget and Vygotsky. Retrieved from: http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/html/eportfolio/tep/07p075folder/Piaget_Vygotsky.htm

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