Piaget

• Who is Jean Piaget?

  A Swiss psychologist known for his theory of children's cognitive development
• What does Piaget's theory suggest about children's intelligence?

  Children are not less intelligent than adults; they just think differently
• What are the three basic components of Piaget's theory?

  • Schemas
  • The Assimilation and Accommodation process
  • Stages of cognitive development
• What does active learning mean according to Piaget?

  Active learning means engaging in hands-on experiences to encourage development
• How do children learn through active learning?

  By making mistakes and repeating activities to master new skills
• How does Piaget define a schema?

  A schema is a cohesive, repeatable action sequence with tightly interconnected actions
• Why are schemas important for understanding the world?

  They help organize knowledge and link past experiences to new situations
• What happens when a child encounters a new situation that doesn't fit their existing schema?

  They experience disequilibrium, leading to the need for accommodation
• What is assimilation in Piaget's theory?

  Assimilation is adding new knowledge to an existing schema
• What is accommodation in Piaget's theory?

  Accommodation is changing existing schemas or forming new ones to fit new information
• What are the stages of cognitive development according to Piaget?

  1. Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
  2. Preoperational (2-7 years)
  3. Concrete Operational (7-11 years)
  4. Formal Operational (11 years +)
• What is the main characteristic of the Sensorimotor stage?

  Children learn through their senses and actions
• What does the Preoperational stage entail?

  Children cannot use logic and are egocentric, focusing on one part of a situation
• What is a key experiment associated with the Concrete Operational stage?

  The Conservation of Number experiment
• What is the main ability developed in the Formal Operational stage?

  Children can think abstractly and reason about outcomes
• In the example of Henry and Jack with the watermelon, why did Henry learn a new schema while Jack did not?

  Henry was able to adapt his understanding, while Jack remained in disequilibrium
• How can experiences modify schemas according to Piaget's theory?

  • New experiences can lead to assimilation or accommodation
  • Existing schemas can be modified or new schemas can be formed
  • Learning occurs when children adapt their understanding based on new information