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Theorist/Theory Likes/Strengths Dislikes/Limitations

Support Strengths Limitations

One of the
highlights of
Theorist A is that
there is a focus on One of the things that I
cooperative do not align with when it
“More
learning. I firmly According to Smith comes to Theorist A is
consideration needs
believe that (2010), “Children that this theory does not
to be given to the
children need to must have the explain or account for
role that genetics
learn through opportunity to any differences in how
may play when it
interacting with engage in social children behave. I
Theorist A comes to
their peers. It is relationships in struggle with this
determining why
through these order to develop because as I work to help
children have
interactions that I their self-esteem children discover who
differences in
believe learning and self-worth” (p. they are, I need more
behavior”, (Apple,
takes place. As a 35). structured guidelines to
2009, p. 257)
result, I will help me determine how
encourage social to help them.
interactions when I
am working with
children.

children actively
I believe that construct
Stages are assumed
Piaget children exploration knowledge as they Cognitively takes place to be universal
is what helps their manipulate and in stage
(p.32)
brain develop explore their world
properly p.32

Brain growth, and

dialogues with
more expert
I Believe that Socially mediated
members of society A weakness of this is
language is a major changes in thought
jointly contribute Child may be
Vygotsky due to interactions and behavior vary
to development. misdiagnosed due delay
with you parent first from culture to
Both early and later or life experience
experiences are culture (p, 32)
important.

(p.32)

I believe that his complex A friendly, attentive

Children with bad
bioecological theory functioning whole, child is likely to
Bronfenbrenner behavior get punish
may be one the or system These evoke positive,
more
most well-rounded include but also patient reactions
 theories because it extend beyond the from parents,
uses the child’s home, school, and whereas an irritable
surrounding neighborhood or distractible child
settings in which is more likely to
children spend receive impatience,
their everyday lives restriction, and
(p.34) punishment. (P.34)

The baby who claps

her hands after her
mother does so, the
child who angrily
emphasized hits a playmate in
I believe in this modeling, the same way that
theory whole heart. otherwise known he has been
Modeling can come
Modeling is how as imitation or punished at home,
Bandura from the wrong source
children learn observational and the teenager
and teach bad behaviors
learning, as a who wears the
powerful source of same clothes and
development p.33 hairstyle as her
friends at school are
all displaying
observational
learning. (p.33)

I believe that According to

operant Skinner, the
conditioning frequency of a
theory. Is true I believe the weakness reinforcers—food,
behavior can be
because it have ids that if used to much drink, praise, a
Skinner increased by
work in the class the child will expect it friendly smile, or a
following it with a
room before. daily new toy Pg. 35
wide variety of
According to reinforcers food –
drinks (p.35)

gains in
perspective taking,
disequilibrium, or
which permit My issue is with
I believe this is the actively grappling
Kohlberg individuals to Disequilibrium because
theory that take a with moral issues
resolve moral everyone grows up with
persons morals into and noticing
conflicts in morals according to their
consideration weaknesses in one’s
increasingly culture
current thinking
complex and
effective ways

He broke down Birth to one years Dislike or weakness is Erikson’s broad

Erikson
different stages of old is trust vs. that a child may be stuck outline of
growing up into 8 mistrust. A child on a certain stage due to psychosocial change
stages this stage can trauma captures the
decide to trust a essence of
person on mistrust psychosocial
them due to attainments at each
neglect age period