Developmental theories

  Discuss why it is important for an educational psychologist or train" rel="nofollow">iner to understand developmental theories? How exactly do they come in" rel="nofollow">into play in" rel="nofollow">in course development and understandin" rel="nofollow">ing the limitations of learners? Provide examples. Vygotsky believed that through both in" rel="nofollow">informal conversations and formal schoolin" rel="nofollow">ing, adults convey to children the ways in" rel="nofollow">in which their culture in" rel="nofollow">interprets and responds to the world. With this in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind, give examples, from your own personal experiences, of how parents and teachers have impacted your own in" rel="nofollow">interpretations and reactions to the world in" rel="nofollow">in both a positive and negative way. Briefly contrast Piaget’s theory of cognitive development with Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development. Which has more practical applications in" rel="nofollow">in your area of work (or future work)? Describe a scenario in" rel="nofollow">in which you would apply the concepts of either theory. Erikson proposed that most people achieve a sense of identity by the end of adolescence, but more recent research suggests that in" rel="nofollow">in Western cultures, only a small min" rel="nofollow">inority of teenagers have even begun to thin" rel="nofollow">ink seriously about the eventual role they will play in" rel="nofollow">in society. With this in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind, consider the fact that many parents and teachers expect teenagers to know in" rel="nofollow">in high school what they would want to study. How might this expectation in" rel="nofollow">influence attrition rates in" rel="nofollow">in college? In your opin" rel="nofollow">inion, what can parents, teachers, and counselors do to promote identity achievement?