Application in education

• What is readiness? 


  Can only teach something when child biologically ‘ready’.
• How should children learn?

  They should play an active role and learn by discovery, not rote-learn. Teachers should challenge schemas.
• Why should children learn individually?

  Because they go through the same stages in the same order but at different rates.
• How can the sensorimotor stage be applied to education?

  Stimulating sensory environment.
• How can the pre-operational stage be applied to education?

  Discovery learning rather than written work.
• How can the concrete operational stage be applied to education?

  Give children physical material to manipulate.
• How can the formal operational stage be applied to education?

  Scientific experiments to develop logical thinking.
• What is a negative evaluation of these?

  Children can improve with practice.

  Thinking can develop at an earlier age if given enough practice, not just when ready.
• What is a positive evaluation of these?

  Very influential.

  Positive impact on UK education as more child-centred activity in primary schools.