children need a cognitive understanding in order to use language (children cannot linguistically articulate what they don't understand)
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what is piaget's theory?
children start life in a very egocentric way (the world revolves around them)
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what notion is his theory is supported by?
object permanence - when a child can't see something they think it doesn't exist (why they cry when they can't see mum)
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what is vygotsky's theory?
there exists a cognitive deficiency - a gap in knowledge and that More Knowledgeable Other (MKO) is needed to fill the gap
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what does he call this gap?
the zone of proximal development (ZPD)
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who is he inspired by?
Bruner to form his LASS
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what should you look for in the exam?
-children trying to make sense of something on their own
-children not using certain language to express a concept which is complex/they are unlikely to understand
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what is piaget's theory?
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children start life in a very egocentric way (the world revolves around them)
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