Piaget Versus Vygotsky

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Piaget versus Vygotsky

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1.

The theorists are linked to different learning theories. Vygotsky and Cognitive Developmental Theory, Piaget and Social Developmental Theory. Is this true or false.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
- C.
  
  Answer option 3
- D.
  
  Answer option 4
2.

True or false: Piaget believes that children's development must necessarily precede their learning.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
- C.
  
  Answer option 3
- D.
  
  Answer option 4
3.

"Learning is a necessary and universal aspect of the process of developing culturally organised, specifically human psychological function." This is a tenet from:
- A.
  
  Vygotsky
- B.
  
  Piaget
- C.
  
  Answer option 3
- D.
  
  Answer option 4
4.

Is this true or false: According to Piaget, social learning tends to precede development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
- C.
  
  Answer option 3
- D.
  
  Answer option 4
5.

Vygotsky developed a ............ approach to cognitive development.
- A.
  
  Socio-situational
- B.
  
  Cognitive
- C.
  
  Social
- D.
  
  Socio-cultural
6.

True of False: Vygotsky believes his principle of equilibration accounts for development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False. It is Piaget's principle of equilibration.
- C.
  
  Answer option 3
- D.
  
  Answer option 4
7.

Vygotsky & Piaget place equal emphasis on the role of language in cognitive development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Which of the following is FALSE?
- A.
  
  Vygotsky emphasises the role of language in cognitive development.
- B.
  
  Piaget is criticised for his lack of emphasis on language in cognitive development.
- C.
  
  Vygotsky looks at the student as a scientist.
- D.
  
  Piaget looks at the student as a scientist.
9.

Which of the following is TRUE?
- A.
  
  Piaget is all about self-initiated discovery.
- B.
  
  Vygotsky leaned toward spontaneous knowledge.
- C.
  
  Piaget believed student's senses helped them interpret the world.
- D.
  
  Vygotsky believed the learner is an apprentice.
- E.
  
  All of the above.
10.

Piaget is criticised for underestimating the emphasis that social factors have on cognitive development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Unlike Piaget, Vygotsky claimed that infants are born with the basic materials/abilities for intellectual development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Concrete operational development (7-11yrs) is the stage of cognitive development which is characterised by the active and appropriate use of logic.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

Which of the following words/phrases cannot be related to Vygotsky:
- A.
  
  Scaffolding
- B.
  
  Guided participation
- C.
  
  Active participation
- D.
  
  Social interaction
- E.
  
  Equilibrium
14.

Which of the following words/phrases does not relate to Piaget:
- A.
  
  Learning = Construction
- B.
  
  Schemas
- C.
  
  Assimilation
- D.
  
  Accommodation
- E.
  
  Adaptation
15.

Piaget believed that:
- A.
  
  Learning precedes development.
- B.
  
  Knowledge is culturally constructed.
- C.
  
  We can manipulate the sensory world.
- D.
  
  We are starting with social interaction and language.
16.

According to Vygotsky, the teacher should carefully assess the current stage of development and set tasks that the child is ready for.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Which of the following does not conform to Piaget's theory of cognitive development:
- A.
  
  Learning opportunities must be provided in order for the child to advance.
- B.
  
  Disequilibrium.
- C.
  
  Children learn from their social context.
- D.
  
  Children should learn from each other, there should be pairing and group work.
18.

According to Piaget, teachers and social context play equal roles in children's discovery learning.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

According to Vygotsky, language is the second social construction.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Which of the theorists suggests that children's thinking does not go entirely 'smooth'?
- A.
  
  Piaget
- B.
  
  Vygotsky
21.

Like Piaget, Vygotsky believes that young children are curious and actively involved in their own learning and the discovery and development of new understandings/schema.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

The modelling of a behaviour by a skillful tutor fits with Vygotsky's theory of social-cultural development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

During Piaget's 'sensorimotor stage' children begin to develop:
- A.
  
  Attention and sensation.
- B.
  
  Reflexes and habits.
- C.
  
  Hand-eye coordination and object permanence.
- D.
  
  B and c
24.

Piaget believes that a child's development transitions into new areas and capabilities at 18mth-2yrs, 7-9yrs, 11 or 12 yrs.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

Affiliation, play, learning, peer and work are all developmental stages related to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False