EDCI 5065 in-class assignment

aka, stump your classmates

1. Explain in your own words what egocentrism is, what stage(s) in Piaget’s theory it can be found and why.

A. Comprehension

B. Egocentrism in Piaget’s theory is contained in the Sensorimotor and Preoperational stages. They do not have the mental ability to understand that other people may have different opinions and beliefs from themselves. These stages contain egocentrism because the child has not yet conceptualized that others have differing views.

2. Explain the difference between development learning theory and social learning theory.

A. Comprehension

B. The development learning theory states that learning involves changes in cognitive process and abilities. In Piaget's view, early cognitive development involves processes based upon actions and later progresses into changes in mental operations.

The social learning theory states that learning occurs through interaction between individuals, often on with more knowledge in a particular area. This theory requires large amounts of contact with these “experts” for intellectual as well as cultural learning

3. Invent a new “teaching machine” that differs from skinner’s model + the internet; what does it entail.

A. Synthesis

B.  A new teaching machine that could be used in contemporary classrooms that differs from Skinner’s model and the internet entails an intranet in the classroom where the teacher is connected to computers directly, and can submit questions onto the screens of the students. The students then submit answers and get feedback from the teacher instantaneously. More instant feedback could be achieved with images or symbols (smilies etc) that express the teachers general feeling on the assessment.