Compare And Contrastusing Apa Style. Nori Mosqueda Rivera.

Compare and Contrast Using APA Style Nori Mosqueda Rivera Northcentral University The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two famous educators using APA Style. This paper will talk about theories of Piaget and Vygotsky in which similarities and differences in their theories will be discussed. At the end of this paper, you will be able to understand the differences and the and similarities between both famous educators. If we take a brief look and compare Piaget s Theory with Vygotsky Theory we will see that Piaget Theory was a Constructivist Theory, while Vygotsky Theory was a Sociocultural Theory/Social Development Theory. In this paper you will get a brief understanding of both Piaget and Vygotsky Theories†¦show more content†¦In Sensorimotor stage, that starts at age 2 and the children would build ideas or concepts while being with the ones that take care of them or their parents. In Pre-operational, that is children ages 2 to 7 and this is where the child is relating to people or objects such as their parents, cousins, books, pets, etc and the children are unable to understand abstract concepts. In Concrete Operations, that is children ages 7 to 11 children are now able to form a concept or idea to develop a structure of logicalness, and then there are Formal Operations, this stage started at 11 to 15. At this stage, the child is able to use concepts and reasoning. Their cognitive s tructures at this point are about the same as an adult. Vygotsky’s main Theory is the Social Development Theory. He was known for his Sociocultural Theory. With this theory, he talks about how children’s behaviors, as well as their thoughts, can differ because of cultures and how they are raised. The children’s interactions change according to their cultures and teachings.His theory suggests that the children’s development is according to their cultures and how they are raised, the children have their own view of their world depending on their way they are taught and the tools that they are given as they grow up. Vygotsky talks about imitative learning, instructed learning, and collaborative learning. Imitative learning is where the child learns from watching