Cognitive Views to assessment
The cognitive views focus on the mental process and it's role of the child's learning. It's main focus is bringing meaning to information and the experience that the child is involved in. Often in cognitive views approach to assessment it is often related to the Bloom Taxonomy Model. This model encourages children to think and analyse things in a more complex way. There are certain learning objectives that range from understanding and knowing particular content to a more deeper way to evaluate and analyse material. It is important for children to acknowledge and analyse their own learning (Krause, Borhner, Suchesne & MchMaugh, 2010).
Blooms Taxonomy Model
Blooms Taxonomy Example - Dinosaurs
Remembering- Ask the children about all the the types of dinosaurs, get the children pictures of different dinosaurs and go over it with them throughout the weeks to help them remember them.
Understanding- Research about dinosaurs and understand 3 things we know about Tyrannosaurus Rex
Applying- Ask the children if they can paint T Rex or do a dinosaur puzzle and talk about what dinosaur it is.
Analysing- Ask the children to think of a question to ask what they want to know about dinosaurs. Or calculate how long T Rex would be if he was here today. Help the children to find out how many meat eaters or plant eaters there are in a graph.
Evaluating- Ask the children what would be good or bad about if T Rex would be here in our pre school today and ask them why they think that. Or what the T Rex would be like for a pet compared to a dog or cat.
Creating- Get the children to construct a house for the dinosaur toys and get the children to think about what they wanted for the house.
Remembering- Ask the children about all the the types of dinosaurs, get the children pictures of different dinosaurs and go over it with them throughout the weeks to help them remember them.
Understanding- Research about dinosaurs and understand 3 things we know about Tyrannosaurus Rex
Applying- Ask the children if they can paint T Rex or do a dinosaur puzzle and talk about what dinosaur it is.
Analysing- Ask the children to think of a question to ask what they want to know about dinosaurs. Or calculate how long T Rex would be if he was here today. Help the children to find out how many meat eaters or plant eaters there are in a graph.
Evaluating- Ask the children what would be good or bad about if T Rex would be here in our pre school today and ask them why they think that. Or what the T Rex would be like for a pet compared to a dog or cat.
Creating- Get the children to construct a house for the dinosaur toys and get the children to think about what they wanted for the house.
Theorists related to cognitive devlopment
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
He believed children were constructive and active beings, he believed that the child's cognitive development was a socially mediated process (Berk, 2001).
He believed children were constructive and active beings, he believed that the child's cognitive development was a socially mediated process (Berk, 2001).
Jean Piaget
(1896-1980)
Piaget believes that children learn in stages, stages of cognitive development. Each stage of the child's life is a develop mental stage (Berk, 2001).
(1896-1980)
Piaget believes that children learn in stages, stages of cognitive development. Each stage of the child's life is a develop mental stage (Berk, 2001).
References
Berk, L. (2001). Development through the lifespan(2nded.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & BaconKrause,
K-L, Brohner, S., Duchesne,. McMaugh, A. (2010). Educational psychology for learning and teaching. Third ed. Cengage learning Australia Pty limited.