Impact of Cognitive Developmental Theories on the Teaching and Learning Process at a Private US curriculum school in Dubai, UAE.

dc.Location2019 LB 2805 M33
dc.SupervisorDr Solomon Arulraj
dc.contributor.authorAbu Mady, Mona
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-10T12:26:12Z
dc.date.available2019-11-10T12:26:12Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.description.abstractHuman development theories pursue to figure out how and why children change and develop over time. Human development theories present the framework to allow the educators to understand, explain and predict children’s’ behavior. Throughout history, there have been many theories that explain child development. This study focuses on two significant theories, Piaget’s cognitive development theories, and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. The study covered broadly many aspects of these two theories. Their main points and their strategies have been discussed in deep. The study aims to evaluate the application of the strategies of each theory in the classroom. The study conducted in a US curriculum private school in Dubai. Mixed methods of both qualitative and quantitative instruments have been used. Three different teachers have been observed and interviewed to evaluate the implication of the strategies of each theory during the teaching and learning process. Then the findings have been analysed and compared to reach a conclusion. According to this analysis a deep and practical comparison occurred between the two theories. Where some of the teachers tend to Piaget’s cognitive theory and some tend to Vygotsky, while others believe that applying the strategies of the two theories in parallel to each other, is a must. Both theories play a significant role in human development. Educators should shift from the old traditional learning process to the new cognitive learning process.en_US
dc.identifier.other20174174
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/1512
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectcognitive developmental theoriesen_US
dc.subjectteaching and learning processen_US
dc.subjectUS curriculumen_US
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)en_US
dc.subjecthuman developmenten_US
dc.subjectchild developmenten_US
dc.titleImpact of Cognitive Developmental Theories on the Teaching and Learning Process at a Private US curriculum school in Dubai, UAE.en_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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