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Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget. Lived 1896 – 1980 Ph.D. in Zoology Accomplishments: Supported the idea that children think differently than adults Influenced Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg. Fast Facts. Psychological Advancements. Theory of Cognitive Development Genetic Epistemology. Key Concepts.

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Jean Piaget

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  1. Jean Piaget

  2. Lived 1896 – 1980 Ph.D. in Zoology Accomplishments: Supported the idea that children think differently than adults Influenced Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg Fast Facts

  3. Psychological Advancements • Theory of Cognitive Development • Genetic Epistemology

  4. Key Concepts • Schema: a framework or organizational system for arranging new information; enables future understanding of concepts • Assimilation: reusing an established schema to fit new information • Accommodation: creating or changing schemas

  5. Theory of Cognitive Development

  6. Sensorimotor Stage

  7. Preoperational Stage • From learning to speak, age 2-7 years • Children don’t understand concrete logic • Increase in playing and pretending, using imagination • Imaginary Friends, Role playing • Curiosity, “why?” • Egocentricism – can’t tel difference between their POV and others’ POV

  8. (Intuitive Thought Substage) • Piaget’s famous experiment with children and beakers, an example of concentration • Most children said the taller beaker had more water

  9. Concrete Operational Stage • Age 7-11 years, 5th graders • Appropriate use of logic • Distinguish between theirs vs. others thoughts • Classify/define objects by number/mass/weight

  10. Important Parts • Conservation (Beaker Experiment) – an object’s appearance changes but it stays the same in quantity • Reversibility (Ball Example) – numbers and objects can be changed and returned to normal

  11. Formal Operational Stage • Adolescence to Adulthood • Hypothetical/deductive reasoning  math/science • Abstract concepts • Problem solving vs. cause and effect

  12. Criticisim Assumption that Children automatically move along in the stages Underestimated Children’s Abilities Problems with Research Methods Relied on observing his own children Used children only from well to do families

  13. Piaget’s Contributions to Education • Educational programs built around Piaget’s Theory state that children should be taught at the level for which they can understand • Schools put an emphasis on creating a supportive environment, socializing and learning from peers

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