Unit 403 Discuss innate or biological theory verses cognitive models

[Emma J]

Hi I'm very new to this so please please help? My question is Unit 403 Discuss innate or biological theory verses cognitive models of learning strategies in children. Theorists and areas to be included Chomsky, Vygotsky (scaffolding learning, zone of proximal development) Piaget (cognitive constructivist approach) Maslow (Hierachy of need) and Bruner. I really dont have a clue where or how to start this. Any help would be good

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi Emma & welcome, I've moved your post to its own thread and hopefully members will be able to help out.

Enjoy yourself here

Ruth
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[Emma J]

Thank you
I think I have gotten the theorists out of the way but am struggling to understand the questions as I have been running a nursery for ten years I should know all this but putting it down on paper is difficult. My assessor has visited my setting twice but I am currently waiting for advice on my progress as I live on the Isle of Man she will only visit me 4 times, so when she comes I have a list as long as your arm to ask her. Unit 403 task 2 is baffling me and I dont know how to start it.
help
Emma J xx

[SomeoneSpecial]

right basically its a posh way of saying discuss the nature v nurture dibate its asking you to talk about theorists such as vygotsky who say you are born with your abilities he talks about language and how we are born able to speak any language we here. nature theorists (bio and innate) believe we are born able to do things like its pre programned or in genes etc other theorists such as bruner believe we have to be taught learn from our environment people around us and experiances etc the ones that believe that are nuture theorists (cognitive models of learning) these ones also believe we go through stages of thinking etc piaget's theory about "schemas" for example.

hope this helps

[Emma J]

Hi SomeoneSpecial
This helps a lot, if I can be of any help to you or anyone else please ask.
I think I went off on one and kept writing about the same theorist. You have helped me put it into basic english.
Thanks again
Emma J.

[SomeoneSpecial]

im glad i could help :)