Learning in Context

Alternative title: Thinking in Context
Synopsis: Looks at some recent research suggesting that the social context of children’s learning is far more important that researchers once believed. The ideas of Piaget with emphasis on the individual are bveing re-examined and Vygotskyk’s work on the importance of social context is increasingly being recognised. Shows various experiments with children and looks at some Swiss research which is applying some of the analytical research to the world of adult training for work.
Series: Cognitive Development: Language & Thinking from Birth to Adolescence, Course E362
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Education
Keywords: cognitive development; learning theory; Piaget, Jean (1897-1980); social conditions

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