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Cognitive Development is the study of the changes that occur in how we think and learn as we grow. Below and to the sides are more examples and theories about cognitive development. The video to the left and shows an experiment that tests Piaget's theory and the one on the right tests Vygotsky's theory.
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Lev Vygotsky is best known for his sociocultural theory. As it is explained on the theorists page, Vygotsky believed that interaction between a child and others was crucial to the child's development. He believed that looking at what a child was capable of learning with help was more accurate than just analyzing what the child can do on his own when it comes to testing a child's level. Vygotsky was more interested in what the child's potential than how he currently functioned alone. For more information about Lev Vygotsky and his sociocultural theory watch the video by Khan Academy to the right.
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Intelligence
Intelligence is not only about our success academically and in school, but about our overall success as an adaptable person. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a widely used intelligence scale that tests a child's total IQ, verbal IQ, and performance IQ. Intelligence is further divided into the categories of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence:
Fluid Intelligence tests our ability to adapt to situations where we have little experience to solve problems or think abstractly. It also involved the ability to recognize patterns and relationships.
Crystallized intelligence on the other had is a measure of the knowledge that we already have in our brains using our experiences and skills. It is similar to our memory in that it accesses information from our long term memory, but it is not the same thing.
Intelligence is not only about our success academically and in school, but about our overall success as an adaptable person. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a widely used intelligence scale that tests a child's total IQ, verbal IQ, and performance IQ. Intelligence is further divided into the categories of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence:
Fluid Intelligence tests our ability to adapt to situations where we have little experience to solve problems or think abstractly. It also involved the ability to recognize patterns and relationships.
Crystallized intelligence on the other had is a measure of the knowledge that we already have in our brains using our experiences and skills. It is similar to our memory in that it accesses information from our long term memory, but it is not the same thing.