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Piaget Basics and Cognitive Development
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- 1PiagetPiaget published his first paper at age 10 & achieved his PhD at 21.
At first, he studied mollusks and was interested in biological science.
He kept a focus on biology throughout his career - 2CONSTRUCTIVISMCONSTRUCTIVISM
Learning is an active process of construction rather than a passive assimilation of information or rote memorization - 3DisequilibriumThe state of not understanding.
We want to understand - and so, we learn.
When the world fits into our understand = equilibrium. - 4Genetic EpistemologyGenetic: Biological drive to learn
Epistemology: philosophy of knowing & knowledge
Genetic Epistemology: Our biological drive to know and to learn! - 5SchemaStart with reflexes - allow us to explore our surroundings and discover the world
- 6AssimilationA process by which we match external reality to an existing schema.
(adding something TO a schema) - 7AccommodationWhen our external reality doesn't fit our understanding - we have to make a new schema.
This "reorganization" is accommodation - 8AdaptationBoth assimilation and accommodation are adaptation - changing what we know to fit the world.
We could also call it learning! - 9Sensori-Motor Stage0 - 18 months
Basic reflexes
Senses & motor skills.
Key Issue: Object Permanence - 10Object PermanenceThe understanding that an object (thing or person) exists even when you can't see them!
- 11Pre-operational Stage18 months - 7 years
Language acquisition
Manipulation of meaning
Pre-logical
Key Issue: Egocentricsm - 12EgocentrismThe inability to perceive the world from any perspective other than your own
- 13Concrete Operational Stage7 - 12 years
Develops logical thought
Key Issue: Perceptual Understanding - 14Formal Operational Stage12 years +
Can work consistently and logically
Can problem solve and understand abstraction
Reflective
Key Issue: Higher Order Thinking
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