Blog #1
What is your understanding of the Conservation of Mass and what social theory of childhood does that fall under? The Conservation of Mass falls under Piaget's social theory. Piaget believed there are stages people go through as they make sense of the world around them. He believed these stages began as young as when a person is born. The Conservation of Mass experiment proves these stages. When I was in my undergrad, I completed a series of experiments to test Piaget's theory. I found that there are different stages of development. Students who were in age group of 3-5 had a difficult time understanding the concept of mass when compared to students 7-9 or even older. The series of experiments allowed me to see how children understand things differently at different ages. What researcher thus far shares your perspective on child development. Explain. I believe I side more with Vygotsky's perspective of child development. Vygotsky believed children learned best...