Browse our collection of papers in
Developmental Psychology / Child Psychology

S/PS/182. Vygotsky and Piaget on child's cognitive development

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the theories of cognitive development reviewing the works of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget about information processing in children. It is discussed whether speech as a cognition tool rather than a means of communication analysing the features of inner speech, the factors that contribute to child development, the stages of child development, etc. The significance of both theories for contemporary education is highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: vygotsky, piaget, child, cognitive, development,

 
Other Papers On: Cognitive Psychology