Learning Theory

Running Head : Human Development and Learning

Human Development and Learning

The Learning Theories and their Implications in Human Educational Development

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Human Development and Learning Abstract

The present describes learning theories , teaching strategies and assessment methods implemented in my class . Analysis and conclusion are based upon the theories related to education , pedagogy and psychology The Learning Theories and their Implications in Human Educational Development

Introduction

The theory of cognitive development and intelligence is one of the most interesting theories of

the contemporary sociological studies since it explains how children learn to become equal members of the society that they were born into . The present discusses different approaches to the cognitive development theory and forms of cognitive knowledge namely those of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky , and explains their importance and educational application as well as the differences between the approaches . To know further , it is essential to know what is meant by Cognitive Development Theory ' that has mostly been the theory of human development focused upon by the philosophers mentioned herein . Cognitive development theory belongs to the theory of stage development - one of the basic sociological theories . Stage development theory asserts that children must pass through several stages or take specific steps on their road to becoming adults . For most people , there are four or five such stages of growth where they learn certain things infancy (birth to age two , early childhood (ages 3 to 8 years , later childhood (ages 9 to 12 ) and adolescence (ages 13 to 18 . Persons 18 and over are considered adults in our society . Of course , there are some who will try to act older than their years . But , for the most part , most everybody grows in this same pattern . Therefore , the stage of 12-18 years becomes the last decisive step before a person becomes an adult Developmental stages address various domains , including the cognitive (Piaget , 1964 , 16 , conceptual ego (Loevinger , 1976 , 32 , interpersonal development and values or morals (Kohlberg , 1984 , 14 . Although all of these developmental theories address different domains , they are all interrelated . Each of the developmental theories move from the concrete to the abstract , and each of them follow the same characteristics of stages described by Kohlberg (1976 . These characteristics include distinct or qualitative differences in structures that perform the same function at various points in development , different structures that form an invariant sequence in individual development , different and sequential modes of thought that form a structural whole , and hierarchically integrated stages (Slavin , 2006 , 19

Statement of the Developmental Theories

My class , analyzed in present follows general educational and nurturant goals , put by curriculum and state requirements . The school education is aimed at providing students with all required knowledge and at preparing them to further education and work . The learning process is organized as to ensure that the process of teaching and learning is performed effectively and successfully

Learning theories implemented in my class

The education process at present school is based upon a...