Cognitive Learning Theories

Cognitive Learning Theories

Cognitive learning theories identifies the mental development of the student. It can be identifies as the mental process of the human being. in this process they are actively involved in the learning process. The knowledge they gain will be well managed and organised.

In Piaget's cognitive theory proposed the concept of schema. As children develop, new schemes emerge, and are sometimes integrated with each other into cognitive structures.Cognitive development results from the interactions that children have with their physical and social environments.

Moreover Piaget divide the the developmental stages in to four main stages. They are sensory motor , Pre operational, Concrete Operational and Formal Operational Stage.

In addition, Vygotsky's developmental theory explains that the developmental process go through the social interaction. This process is called internalizations. And it says children can complete the difficult tasks by the help of others. Tasks within the zone of proximal development promote maximum cognitive growth. This is the zone of learning for a child where he can learn something with the assistance of others. This helping process can be said as " Scaffolding".