CONSTRUCTIVIST

CONSTRUCTIVIST

1. Piaget - Children are intrinsic scientists

2. Themes

   • Stage Theory: big change in thought processes between ages
   • Schemas: Rules defining categories of behaviour
   • ASSIMILATION: fitting new experiences to old.
   • ACCOMMODATION: introduce new more specific concepts

3. Stages

   • 1. Sensorimotor - interact with the environment
   • 2. Preoperational - think symbolically
   • 3. Concrete operational - simple maths
   • 4. Formal operational - abstract thought, consequences

4. Skill Theory

   • Skills rely on context and are task specific