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Standard#1:LearnerDevelopment

Theteacherunderstandshowlearnersgrowanddevelop,
recognizingthatpatternsoflearninganddevelopmentvary
individuallywithinandacrossthecognitive,linguistic,social,
emotional,andphysicalareas,anddesignsandimplements
developmentallyappropriateandchallenginglearning
experiences.
NameofArtifact:PlayandPiaget
Date:March2014
Course:EDUC121:Child&AdolescentDevelopment
BriefDescription:
Thepurposeofthisprojectwastoevaluateapopularchildstoybased
onPiagetstheoryofcognitivedevelopment.Ichosetoevaluatethegameof
CandyLandandstatedhowchildreninthesensorimotor,preoperational,
andconcreteoperationalstagesofcognitivedevelopmentwouldinteract
withthistoy.Also,detailsrelatingCandyLandtoVygotskystheoryof
cognitivedevelopmentarealsoincludedinthisdocument.
Rationale:
TodocumentmyunderstandingofLearnerDevelopment,Ihave
selectedtoincludemyPlayandPiagetAssignmentbecauseitdisplays
understandingofspecificcharacteristicsinvolvedwithstagesofPiagetand
Vygotskystheoriesofcognitivedevelopment.Inaddition,sinceCandy
Landisnotaschallengingforchildrenintheconcreteoperationalstageof
development,Iofferedasuggestioninthelastparagraphofthisdocument
onhowtomakethisgamemoredevelopmentallyappropriate.Knowledgeof
thesetwoexpertstheoriesisapplicabletotodaysclassroomsbecause
childrenareconstantlygrowinganddevelopinginnotablepatterns,butat
differentrates.

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