SocioCultural Perspectives

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SocioCultural Perspectives
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Re Cases Framework

• Empiricist? (mechanistic, capitalistic)
• Rationalist? (organismic, merchantilistic)
• Sociohistorian? (contextual)

• Evolutionary?
• Emergentist?

Prevalence of philosophy in dev vs. cog
(Miriam) Hybrid of P.S. / Connectionist
(Elida) Merging Mech - passive / Organ - active
(Cibu) Biological foundations as unifier
(Dwight) possible vs. desirable
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• Why study child development?

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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• What develops when? (Milestones)
• What capabilities are innate?

Innate representations or abilities (Elida)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• What develops when? (Milestones)
• What capabilities are innate?
• Does development progress through stages?

Relation of cultural tools thought
(Elida) Functions of language other than
communication (Gary) Ways to think other than
language (Joan) Social vs. cognitive development
(Seunghee) Emerging will and sense of self
(Stefani) Parallels in abilities between domains
(Seunghee)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• How does change occur? (Mechanisms)

Role of emotion (Roxie) Impact of one childs
development on another (Erin) Impact of little
social contact (Erin) TV as microgenetic
mechanism (Dwight)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• How does the social world contribute to cognitive
  development?

Benefit of distinguishing levels of environs
(Dwight)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• How do individuals differ?

Primary purpose of adaptation vs.uniqueness,
rebellion, disagreement, etc. (Stefani)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• How do changes in the brain contribute to
  cognitive development?

Interaction of neural substrate context
(Joan) Relation of ZPD to brain development (Joan)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• What constrains cognitive development?

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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• So What? (Practical Applications)

Well, yeah, so? (Gary) Ed system response to
personality diffs (Erin) Teacher response to
multiple zones (Erin)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• Drawbacks / Challenges re Theory?

Detail vs. Scope (Dana) Experiments that take all
levels into account (Cibu) Predictability only by
running the system (Gary) Data vs. Facts
(Scott) Bias for evidence of preconceived theory
(Joan)
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SocioCultural Perspectives on Issues

• What likely impact in the future?

Ok to admire and do nothing? (Erin)