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Development
infoWhy this? Exploring cognitive development, early brain development, and learning theories helps us understand how maturation and experience shape our capacity to learn. Evaluating Piaget’s, Dweck’s, and Willingham’s ideas allows us to assess educational practices and claims about how learning can be supported.
scheduleWhy now? After Memory and Perception, the focus shifts from explaining cognitive processes to examining how thinking develops. Revisiting nature and nurture helps us compare developmental explanations, while early brain development provides a bridge to Brain and Neuropsychology.
neurologyYou need to know
- A basic knowledge of brain development
- The roles of nature and nurture
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- The four stages of development
- The role of Piaget's theory in education
- Dweck's Mindset Theory of Learning
- Learning styles
- Willingham's Learning Theory
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- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of early brain structures, nature vs nurture, Piaget's stages, and the core studies of development
- Apply knowledge of Piaget's cognitive stages and developmental theories to real-world scenarios
- Analyse and evaluate key developmental studies and their applicability to education
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