Four Major Stages of Piaget’s Cognitive Development Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence. Important Concepts within Piaget’s Model: Schemes: Mental model of the world that we […]
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Learning Disabilities
DEFINING LEARNING DISABILITIES: Learning Disabilities is a neurological condition which manifests as the “inability” to listen, speak, read, spell, write and do mathematical calculations. Learning disabilities can occur in any or all of six areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing, mathematics, and reasoning) indicates that individuals with LD are a diverse group and have a variety […]
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
In 1956 Benjamin Bloom and some fellow researchers published a taxonomy of educational objectives that has been extremely influential in the research and practice of education ever since. A taxonomy is a system of classification. Bloom and his colleagues categorized objectives from simple to complex, or from factual to conceptual. These key elements are commonly known as Bloom’s […]
Lev Vygotsky’s theory of Socio Cultural Development
Vygotsky was called “The Mozart of Psychology“. He was born in 1896- same year as Piaget – in the small Russian town of Orsha. The sociocultural theory: Did NOT focus on the individual child but on the child as a product of social interaction, especially with adults (parents, teachers). Focus on DYADIC INTERACTIONS (e.g., child […]
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is a stage-based model of moral maturity developed by Lawrence Kohlberg in 1958. The theory offers three levels of moral development, each of which contains two stages. Kohlberg asserts that moral development is neither the result of a genetic blueprint nor the result of conscious teaching of morality. Rather, it is a process […]
Personality & its tests
The term personality has been derived from the Latin word persona which means a mask. It was used by actors to hide themselves and to act without being noticed by the audience. The following are just a few of the definitions that have been put forth by some different psychologists: “That which permits a prediction […]
Measurement of Intelligence & Types of Intelligence Test
Concept of Intelligence and Its Nature & Functions Theories of Intelligence Measurement of Intelligence & Types of Intelligence Test Concept of Intelligence Quotient Measurement of Intelligence The goal of most intelligence tests is to measure g, the general intelligence factor. Good intelligence tests are reliable, meaning that they are consistent over time, and also demonstrate construct validity, meaning that […]
Theories of Intelligence
Concept of Intelligence and Its Nature & Functions Theories of Intelligence Measurement of Intelligence & Types of Intelligence Test Concept of Intelligence Quotient Theories of Intelligence Various psychologists have tried to explain the concept of human intelligence and presented various theories which have improved our understanding of intelligence. Some of the major theories of intelligence […]
Gardener’s theory of multiple intelligence
The theory of multiple intelligence was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligence to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. […]
Concept of Intelligence Quotient
Concept of Intelligence and Its Nature & Functions Theories of Intelligence Measurement of Intelligence & Types of Intelligence Test Concept of Intelligence Quotient Concept of Intelligence Quotient Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is a number indicating your inherent ability to learn instead of simply the knowledge you already have. If you have a high IQ, it means […]