1) Summarize the four key points Ormrod explains about the brain's role in learning and cognitive development. [Understanding]
2) Refer back to your CSEL case study for this question.
Evaluate the student in your case study in terms of Piaget's stages of cognitive development. What stage would you say the student is in? Justify your answer. Is this the stage Piaget would say the student is in based upon age? [Evaluate]
1. When you learn something, some synapses in your brain become stronger others are eliminated, and sometimes new ones are created. Neuron formations seem to be stimulated by learning experiences, but the exact role this plays in learning is unknown. Synaptogenesis, synaptic pruning, and myelination allow for more complex and efficient thinking in the areas that are important for the individual's functioning. Complex thinking and behavior is supported by several parts of the brain working together, meaning that there is not a real "left-brain/right-brain" distinction. Lastly, our brains are constantly changing throughout our lives, meaning we are able to learn new things until the day we die.
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2. The child in my case study, Kilian, seems mostly interested in what he wants when he wants it. He walks out of the room at will and is constantly putting his own interest and enjoyment above the assigned activities. Because of this egocentric behavior, I would put him in Piaget's preoperational stage. Piaget says that children are typically in the preoperational stage until about age 6 or 7. Given that Kilian is in Kindergarten, I think that this behavior is fairly age appropriate.
I think that the 2nd question was evaluating because I had to make a judgment given specific criteria.
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