Piaget Vs Vygotsky.

The ability to use language is the key to cognitive development. Outward monologues direct thinking and later become internalised as thought.
1. VYGOTSKY.
Language develops as a result of cognitive development. Outward monologues are meaningless and egocentric speech is incidental to thought.
1. PIAGET.
Cognitive development can be accelerated.
1. VYGOTSKY.
Child will only learn when ready.
1. PIAGET.
Knowledge is acquired through the internalisation of the adult's understanding.
1. VYGOTSKY.
Knowledge is acquired through direct experience.
1. PIAGET.
Cognitive development is driven by social interaction and experience within a culture.
1. VYGOTSKY.
Cognitive development is driven by the child's inbuilt tendency to adapt to new experiences.
1. PIAGET.
Children learns through instruction and guidance.
1. VYGOTSKY.
Child learns through active self-discovery.
1. PIAGET.

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