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The theory that children develop in stages, i.e intelligence grows and develops through stages. Learning materials and activities should involve the appropriate level of motor or mental operations for a child of given age. Learners must not be asked to perform tasks that are beyond their current cognitive abilities.
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Experiential Learning is a continual cycle with increasing complexity. Learning opportunities are given to children that enabled them to link present content to previous experiences and knowledge. Every learner's experience is different
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Individuals learn by observing the actions of others
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Teachers use the concept of scaffolding as a process that enables a child to solve a task or achieve a desired outcome. Learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge. Any subject can be taught at any stage in a child's development.
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Theory of social development: Social interaction is a major factor that leads to cognitive development in children. It has result in the Zone of Proximal Development which suggests the importance of a more experienced other person helping the learner to build knowledge. With help the child can understand, remember and apply
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Cognitive Apprenticeship. A learner gain knowledge and skills when information is shared among workers(brainstorming). These shared knowledge is intended to bring the learner's performance closer to the more skilled, knowledgeable workers.
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Theory of Mindful learning. Learn how to handle stressful situation in a positive way
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Situated Learning: Learning occurs when the learner is situated in a real world situation, allowing the learner to interact with other people and gain knowledge of an experience through increased social interaction with others in that community of practice.
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Theory of Emotional Intelligence. Every person can acquire skills like self-awareness, self-regulation, motivational skill and empathy
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Expert performance theory. Learning by doing. Deliberate practice carried out over a sufficient period of time leads to improvement