Piaget
The interaction between heredity and the environment
What is Epigenetics
The distance between the actual development level as determined by independent problem solving and potential development through guidance
What is ZDP
Howard Gardner's theory that emphasized multifaceted intelligence
what is the multiple intelligence theory
a child's evolving mental and intellectual processes that guide actions toward more formal thinking patterns
What is cognition
Incorporating new information into existing schemas
Building sequential skills through the use of guidance and a more knowledgable other
the characteristic way a child experiences and relates to the environment
what is temperament
relates to the development of regulating, perceiving, and expressing emotions, self-regulation, and interacting with peers
what is social-emotional development
when new/unfamiliar information occurs
What is Disequilibrium
Vygotsky thought these were the most important tools for learning (name 2)
What are thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and language
the type of testing that has been debated for usefulness in early childhood due to differences in developmental milestones and other difficulties
what is standardized testing/assessment
cognitive processes that aid in behavioral planning and preparation
what are executive functions
The number of stages of Piaget's child development
what are the 4 Stages
Vygotsky thought this was essential to learning
what are relationships
tools designed to assess specified criteria and mastery of performance is a specific area
what is a criterion-referenced assessment
typically identified by relationships with others, use of play schemes for interaction, and turn-taking
social-emotional skills
the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different or moved
What is conservation
the function/processes such as sensation, attention, and memory (skills we were born with)
what are lower mental functions
utility, acceptability, authenticity, equity, sensitivity, convergence, collaboration, congruence, technology, and outcomes
what are assessment considerations
standardized assessments, criterion and curriculum referenced assessment used to assess this
what is cognition