Vygotsky (Davison Films)
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BUILDING LITERACY COMPETENCIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
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SCAFFOLDING SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING IN THE PRIMARY GRADES
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PLAY: A VYGOTSKIAN APPROACH
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VYGOTSKY'S DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY: AN OVERVIEW
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PIAGET'S DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY: AN OVERVIEW
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USING WHAT WE KNOW: APPLYING PIAGET'S DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY IN PRIMARY CLASSROOMS
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CONCRETE OPERATIONS
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MARIA MONTESSORI: HER LIFE AND LEGACY
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THE EMOTIONAL BRAIN: AN INTRODUCTION TO AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
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HUMAN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: NATURE AND NURTURE
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DISCOVERING THE HUMAN BRAIN: NEW PATHWAYS TO NEUROSCIENCE
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NOURISHING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
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BANDURA'S SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION
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B.F. SKINNER: A FRESH APPRAISAL
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ADOLESCENT COGNITION: THINKING IN A NEW KEY
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AGING SUCCESSFULLY: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GROWING OLD
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ERIK H. ERIKSON: A LIFE'S WORK
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GROWING MINDS: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
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JOHN BOWLBY: ATTACMENT THEORY ACROSS GENERATIONS
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JOHN DEWEY: HIS LIFE AND WORK
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MARY AINSWORTH: ATTACHMENT AND THE GROWTH OF LOVE
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MORALITY: JUDGMENTS AND ACTION
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OLDER BRAINS, NEW CONNECTIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN DIAMOND AT 73
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ON OLD AGE I: A CONVERSATION WITH JOAN ERIKSON AT 90
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ON OLD AGE II: A CONVERSATION WITH JOAN ERIKSON AT 92
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THE LILY SERIES: A LONGITUDINAL VIEW OF LIFE WITH DOWN SYNDROME
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THESE VITAL YEARS: A CONVERSATION WITH BETTY FRIEDAN AT 76
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Vygotsky
1994 Vygotsky’s Developmental Theory: An Introduction
With Deborah J. Leong Ph.D. and Elena Bodrova Ph.D.
Optional Spanish subtitles
Seldom mentioned in western psychology until the 1990's, Lev Vygotsky's theories are now basic to an understanding of cognitive psychology. Using visuals from his native
Zone of Proximal Development
Comparison of Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories
Importance of social context for learning
Interaction of thought and language
Vygotsky's tragically short life
1994 (28 min) $250
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Optional Spanish subtitles
1996 Play: A Vygotskian Approach
With Elena Bodrova, Ph.D. and Deborah Leong, Ph.D.
This film gives theoretical justification for what early childhood workers have always intuitively known: engaging in dramatic play benefits the eventual academic success of young children. Adapted from a speech by Lev Vygotsky, the film shows how children learn self
regulation skills from high level play activity. Four year old children are seen planning and carrying out their play in enchanting sequences.
Play as therapeutic tool: Erikson and Freud
Play enhancing cognition: Piaget
Play as socialization: Parten, Kagen and Howe
Play establishes self-control: Vygotsky
Teacher’s role in enhancing play
Ways of dealing with stereotypical play
1996 (26 min) $250
Optional Spanish subtitles
1996 Scaffolding Self-Regulated Learning in Primary Classrooms
With Elena Bodrova, Ph.D. and Deborah Leong, Ph.D.
Building on the ideas of Lev Vygotsky and Jerome Bruner, the consultants for this film worked with teachers in urban schools to foster self-regulated learning. This production presents both the theoretical underpinnings of their work and its results. Viewers visit busy classrooms where students are being helped to take responsibility for their education. The film offers useful viewpoints on constructivistic practice in elementary education.
Traditional educational models
Learning as a shared process
Zone of Proximal Development
Instructional methods to scaffold learning
Tools that promote self-regulation
1996 (35 min) $250
2000 Building Literacy Competencies in Early Childhood
With Elena Bodrova, Ph.D. and Deborah Leong, Ph.D.
Learning to read is a complex task for children and understanding the elements involved in literacy is a daunting challenge for college students. This well-organized film uses clever animated graphics to categorize the competencies, understandings and skills that go into becoming literate. Each of these topics is illustrated with footage from excellent urban early education and primary classrooms.
Graphical representations of necessary skills
Classroom examples of specialized vocabulary "Alphabetic principle", "Phonological awareness" and "Encoding"
Examples of good teaching practices
2000 (30 min) $250
Optional Spanish subtitles
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Piaget
Piaget’s Developmental Theory: An Overview
with David Elkind, Ph.D.
Frequently cited as the most influential psycholo-gist of the 20th century, Jean Piaget opened new areas of research with his interest in the evolution of thought processes. This thorough film intro-duces the methods, specialized vocabulary and professional development of this eminent thinker.
• Genetic epistemology
• Assimilation and accommodation
• Clinical interviews illustrate stages
• A two-year old’s egocentric thinking
• Piaget speaks of education and memory
1989 (25 min) $250
Used in thousands of classes on basic psychology and human development for dozens of years, these videos still masterfully fulfill their original purpose of teaching Piaget's vocabulary and concepts to introductory students.
SpecialPiaget Package! Purchase the complete Classic Piaget series and save $260. Just $490 on the two volume Classic Piaget set of six films and Piaget's Developmental Theory: an Overview.
Volume I Classification • Conservation • Growth of Intelligence in the Preschool Years (76 min) $250 Not closed captioned
Volume II Formal Reasoning Patterns • Memory and Intelligence • Morality: The Process of Moral Development (104 min) $250 Not closed captioned
Using What We Know: Applying Piaget’s Developmental Theory in Primary Classrooms
With David Elkind, Ph.D.
Montessori
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Legacy With Annette Haines, Ed.D.
Skinner
B.F. Skinner: A Fresh Appraisal
With
His Own Best Subject: A Visit to B.F. Skinner’s Basement
With Julie Vargas, Ph.D.
Brain
Making Sense of Sensory Information
With Dale Purves, Ph.D.
The Emotional Brain: An introduction to Affective Neuroscience
With Brian Knutson, Ph.D.
Discovering the Human Brain: New Pathways to Neuroscience
With Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.
Human Brain Development: Nature and Nurture
With Helen Neville, Ph.D.
How Children Learn
Personalities
NEW GIANT OF PSYCHOLOGY: WILLIAM JAMES
Erik H. Erikson: A Life’s Work With Margaret Brenman-Gibson, Ph.D. and Ruthie Mickles, Ph.D.
John Dewey: An Introduction to His Life and Work With Larry Hickman, Ph.D.
Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory: An Introduction With Albert Bandura, Ph.D.
Over the course of a fifty year career, Albert Bandura has delved energetically into diverse subjects in his investigation on how humans use their unique experiences and cognitive and social endowments to shape their behavior. Animations, archival and contemporary footage illustrate Dr. Bandura’s own narration.
Triadic Model of reciprocal causation
Fortuity and modeling
Original footage of the BoBo Doll experiment
Sources and effects of self-efficacy
Examples of moral disengagement
2003 (38 min) $250
Optional Spanish subtitles
Mary Ainsworth: Attachment and the Growth of Love
With Robert Marvin, Ph.D.
John Bowlby: The Emotional Legacy of Early Attachments With Howard Steele, Ph.D.
I Have A Dream:The Nature of Great Speaking
With Michael Osborn, Ph.D.
Development
Performance Assessment: A Teacher’s Way of Knowing
With Samuel J. Meisels
Nourishing Language Development in Early Childhood
With Alice Sterling Honig, Ph.D.
Lily: A Longitudinal View of Life with Down Syndrome
Growing Minds: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
With David Elkind, Ph.D.
Concrete Operations
With David Elkind, Ph.D.
Morality: Judgments and Action
With Elliot Turiel, Ph.D
Adolescent Cognition: Thinking in a New Key
With David Elkind, Ph.D.
