Piaget

In-Class Quiz: Explain how children develop the ability to think logically (i.e., the development of logico-mathematical reasoning) according to Piaget’s theory and relate it to the example of the child counting pebbles. What does the child discover in that activity and how does that advance the child’s cognitive development?

Homework:

2. Explain Piaget’s concept of cognitive structures (i.e., schemas and operations) as systems for thinking and reasoning, including the process of construction of schemas as a two-sided concept of adaptation, and provide one example of assimilation and accommodation.

3. Describe Piaget’s concept of operations as the basis for logical thought and explain the main differences in logical thinking among children at the preoperational and concrete operational stages. Discuss the importance of attaining reversibility (i.e., reversible operations) as children reach concrete operational thinking. Give an example of the tasks Piaget and colleagues developed to test whether or not children had reached the concrete operational stage.

4. Briefly discuss the four factors that drive cognitive development and explain why Piaget thought equilibration (as opposed to maturation, experience, and social transmission) is the most important one

Reading Sources:

1. Crains’ Chapter
2. Learning and Development.

4. According to Piaget, learning is an active process. This means that teaching can only take place indirectly. Explain how teaching should be organized according to Piagetian constructivist theory. Discuss the implications for education of 3 Piagetian theoretical principles. Be specific about how these principles render constructivist instruction different from traditional instruction (i.e., transmission model)

Reading Source: Pedagogical Principles from Piagets Theory