Course of Child Development - created from Mind Map

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Continous development is the assembling of more of the same type of skills that had already existed.

Discontinous development is creating new ways of grasping and responding to the world. This takes place in stages and includes the inability of arranging objects and a qualitative change in thinking.

Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory focuses on how cultures, values, beliefs and skills of a social group is transmitted to the next generation.

One course of development or more? Theorists believe children follow the same sequence of development. However, cultural backgrounds, genetic constructs, heredity as well as environmental circumstances may influence a different path of change. There are many-layered and complex.

The informative process aproach is the use of digital computers to mathematically specofu steps to resolve problems suggested to psychologists, that the mind has viewed as symbol manipulating system in which information flows. It serves information as an input- until it emerges as behavioral response to output. Information is coded, transformed and organized.

Assumes that with the help of adults, children master culturally meaningful acts and communication. They also grasp features of these dialogues which in turn guides thought and action to acquire new skills that are necessary. Overall, children modify practices with the help of expert peers.

With school, it encourages children to reflect on their own thinking.

Social- interaction: creates dialogues with more knowledgable members of society.

Founded by Lev Vygotsky a Russian psychologist. He agreed with Paiget that yes, children are active and constructive beings.

He viewed cognitive delevopment as a socially mediated process. Children are dependant on the assistance given by adults to tackle new challenges.

He recognized the importance of heredity but said little of the role of cognitive change. He neglected the biological side of development

Placed emphasis on kids capacity to shape their own development. (Compared to other theorists).

The Nuture aspect is made up of complex forces of physical as well as social influences surrounding culture.

The Nature aspect gives importance to the biological givens and heredity information that every child recieves from their parents at the moment of conception.

Personal and environmental circumstances influences change.

Non-western and southern cultures differ significantly from each other.

biological factors include, genetic influences, brain chemistry, hormone levels, nutrition and gender.