ESSAY Assignment
Answer these questions in essay format, using the instructions provided in the Assignment Instructions folder.
1. Think of a class outside of your major.Using the Gestalt principle,"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts," describe your preconceived perception of the class, 3 details that you now know are different from that initial perception, and your continuing perception in spite of the details.
2. In church and in other settings, announcements are made that affect you. Label and describe 4 techniques covered in the textbook whichthe speaker could use to keep your attention.
3. You have gone through stages of Piaget's cognitive development, in your professional beliefs and in your theological beliefs.Name and trace the development of any 1 of your beliefs through all 4 stages.Give at least 1 specific characteristicfor each stageand use termsfrom Piaget's theory. Though you may not remember your cognitive development at every stage, trace what must have happened to you in each stage to allow your current functioning. In relation to this belief, what is the best stage for you to be in now, and why?
4. Think of classes in your major.Name 3 concepts from Vygotsky's theory and provide examples of how they could help to boost your zone of proximal development (ZPD)for learning in those classes.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.