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Developmental Theory
Learning Theory |
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| Main Assumptions of Piaget: |
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Children are active and motivated learners.
Children construct rather than absorb
Children learn through combination of assimilation and accommodation |
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| Main Assumptions of Piaget(continued): |
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Interactions with ones physical and social environments are essential for cognitive development
the process of equilibration promotes progression towards increasing complex thoughts
Asa result of maturational changes in the brain, children think in qualitatively different ways at different ages. |
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Behavioral thinking/thoughts that children and adults go through when dealing with objects in the real world
Ex: learning to drive manual. Gradually you build up to it. |
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| Cognitive Development, Biological Factors, Environmental factors. |
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| using previous experiences/knowledge to fit a new experiences. |
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| Change the current scheme to understand new material. (coming to a new understanding) |
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| existing schema used to explain and perceive new experiences. |
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new information cannot be fitted into existing schema.
Eventually you have to adapt and you come to a new understanding leading to equilibrium again. |
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| Theory Describing development of human intelligence. Perception, memory, problem solving, language, etc. |
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| Theory of knowledge by building upon our understanding, generating from interactions, and paradigms (active learning world) |
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| Individual constructivism |
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| Individuals build their knowledge from environmental interactions by thinking. The environment does NOT shape the individual because everyone can have different understandings of the any one event/item. |
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Piaget's Developmental Stage 1
Process can be faster or slower and is not exact for everyone. |
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Sensorimotor (Birth - 2 yo).
Infants are only aware of what is immediately in front of them. Always experimenting . |
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Piaget's Developmental Stage 2
Process can be faster or slower and is not exact for everyone. |
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Preoperational (2-7 yo).
Children are able to think more symbolically. Develop memory and imagination. Thinking is based on intuition and not completely logical yet. |
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Piaget's Developmental Stage 3
Process can be faster or slower and is not exact for everyone. |
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Concrete Operational (7-11 yo).
Thoughts become less egocentric and aware of external events. Realize their feelings/thoughts may not be shared by everyone else. |
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Piaget's Developmental Stage 4
Process can be faster or slower and is not exact for everyone. |
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Formal Operational (11 yo and older).
Logically use symbols related to abstract contents such as algebra. Can formulate hypotheses, etc. |
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