Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Learning in Context: Probing the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky

Learning in Context: Probing the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky

This program presents recent work by developmental psychologists that emphasizes the influence of contextual factors in learning and performance. Three sets of experiments involving children are examined: tasks in which deliberately gender-biased instructions are provided; tasks requiring cooperation between asymmetrical pairs of peers; and tasks involving training of students by adults and by peers. The intriguing results of these tests shed light on the impact of stereotyping on performance; the effects of self-perception on competence; and the influence of different teaching approaches on learning. Implications for adults are considered as well. Produced by the Open University. (31 minutes)

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Item#: PAE10221
Copyright date: ©1997
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1407-1
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-6987-7


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