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C hase A lig 3 /2 7/2 1 P 9 L ookin g a t P ia get's th eory I fo und th at h e fo cu se d o n b uild in g k n ow le dge th ro ugh e xp erie nce s in lif e . T hese e xp erie nce s h elp fo rm p ic tu re s a nd a llo w th em to e ve ntu ally b e p ut to u se . O ne o f h is m ain p oin ts w as th at h um ans c a nnot b e g iv e n in fo rm atio n a nd im media te ly b e a ble to f u lly u nders ta nd th e in fo a nd p u t it to u se . It ta ke s t im e fo r h um ans to p ro ce ss a nd le arn n ew in fo rm atio n w hic h is w hy w e c a nnot p ut it to u se i m media te ly . V yg ots ky's th eory fo cu se d a lo t o n c o lla bora tio n a nd fo rm in g k n ow le dge w it h o ne a noth er. A s w ell a s in div id uals ' i n te ra ctio ns w it h th eir c u lt u re a nd s o cie ty . S ocia l in te ra ctio ns s ta rt a t v e ry y o ung a ges a nd w e g ro w u p w atc h in g m ore k n ow le d geable h um an s d o th in gs. I t w as a ls o s ta te d th at th e le arn er m ust b e e ngaged in th e le arn in g p ro ce ss. A s im ila rit y I n otic e d b etw een th e th eorie s w as th at b oth fo cu s o n k n ow le dge b ein g fo rm ed th ro ug h p ers o n al e xp erie nce s. T hey b oth ta lk a bout th e w ays k n ow le dge fo rm w hic h m ay b e d if f e re n t b ut e ach o f th e t h in gs th e th eorie s ta lk a bout a re p ers o n al e xp erie nce s. A noth er s im ila rit y I n otic e d w as th at b oth th eorie s e xp la in ed h ow k n ow le dge w as b uilt .W heth er th ey h ad d if f e re nt id eas o f h ow th e k n ow le dge w as b uilt th ey s till b oth fo cu se d o n h ow it w as b uilt a nd w hy it is im po rta nt. A d if f e re nce I n otic e d r ig ht o ff th e b at w as th at P ia get's th eory f o cu se d o n k n ow le dge b ein g b uilt th ro u gh e xp erie nce s i n lif e w hile V yg ots ky fo cu se d o n c o lla bora tio n a nd b uild in g k n ow le dge w it h o ne a noth er. L astly a noth er d if f e re nce I r e a liz e d w as t h at V yg ots ky's th eory s ta te d th at o ne o f th e w ays k n ow le dge c a n b e fo rm ed w as th ro ugh i n te ra ctio ns w it h th eir c u lt u re a nd s o cie ty . P ia get's t h eory d id n ot c o ve r th is a nd ju st fo cu se d m ore o n th e fa ct th at it w as fr o m e xp erie nce s in lif e e ve n if a p ers o n in th e e xp erie nce w as n ot fr o m th e s a m e c u lt u re a s y o u. T hese 2 th eorie s o ff e r a to n o f r e ally g ood in fo rm atio n a bout th e v ie w s o f k n ow le dge a nd h ow it is d eve lo ped. W hile t h ey b oth h ad th eir s im ila rit ie s th ere w ere a ls o p le nty o f d if f e re n ce s b etw een th e 2 . I r e ally e njo ye d s e ein g th e d if f e re nce s b etw een th em b eca use i t o ff e rs a d if f e re nt v ie w o n th e to pic a nd h ow th ey b elie ve k n ow le dge is d eve lo ped. B oth t h eorie s w ere v e ry d eta ile d a nd c o nta in ed to ns o f i n fo rm atio n o n th e to pic .
