Adolescent Cognitive Development
The obvious job of an educator is to teach their students; however, it is not always obvious how to do this. From 14 to 18, the brains of high school students are changing drastically and it is in an educator's best interest to know how their brains are changing so that information can be transmitted more effectively. High school courses are often advanced and are always important to a student's future career in the workforce or in higher education. Thus, it is critical that high school educators know how the adolescent brain is developing. This site explores Piaget's theory of cognitive development. The schema's he details are useful to understanding how students make connections between new information and old information. This site also explores Vygotsky's theory of development, which is highly useful when trying to differentiate learning in a classroom of students with varied abilities, which happens often in high school classrooms. Lastly, Sousa's information processing model can help educators teach students information that they will remember and use for the rest of their lives.
"A child miseducated is a child lost." - John F. Kennedy
"A child miseducated is a child lost." - John F. Kennedy