Jasmin E. Wheeler
EDU40. 10/15/13
Piaget and Vygotsky both have interesting developmental theories. The last two stages of Piaget's developmental theory can be compared and seen as similar to Vygotsky's overall developmental theory. When children reach the concrete operational stage and the formal operational stage, it is assumed that they are at a certain level of comprehension. One difference is with Vygotsky's theory children can reach an even higher level of thinking and understanding with the assistance of a teacher or someone at a higher level. Where as with Paiget theory the stages are inflexible and more focused on learning from mistakes.
Between the two theories Vygotsky's theory gives experts and professionals the option to use differentiation lessons. This is where the difference comes in between the two theories. In the video it is explained that all four stages of Piaget's theory can work for all children, no matter how different their cognitive thinking is. Vygotsky promotes thinking outside of the box, by not sticking to just one way of thinking, reasoning and analyzing.
Collectively, both theories are different, but have some similarities. I believe Piaget's theory is good to start off with, because your looking at stages. Once a child has shown signs of not using his/her cognitive skills based on the stages. Any parent or professional should move on to using differentiation lessons based on Vygotsky's theory. Due to Vygotsky's theory giving children room to grow in all areas of development.
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