Piagets theory

• What was the main principle of his theory?

  Changes in thinking (cognition) over time.

  Children think differently from adults.
• What do stages mean within his study?

  Different kinds of logical thinking occur at each stage.
• What are schemas? 


  Mental structures containlung knowledge. Schemas become more complex through assimilation and accommodation.
• What is assimilation?


  Adding new info to an existing schema.
• What is accommodation?


  Receiving new info that changes our understanding so a new schema is formed.
• What is a positive evaluation of this theory? 


  Real world application.

  The theory has helped change classroom teaching so it is now more activity based.
• What is a negative evaluation of this study?

  The sample.

  Middle class Swiss children were used so the theory may not be universal.