piaget and learning tuesday, july 7th. jean piaget (1896-1980) remarkable mind that comes along very...
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Piaget and Learning
Tuesday, July 7th
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Remarkable mind that comes
along very rarely in human history Before he was 10 years old, wrote
a book about birds Used his keen knowledge of
biology and observation to study the developing minds of his own children
Piaget’s Basic Ideas:
1. Children are active and motivated learners.
2. Interaction with one’s environment is essential for cognitive development.
3. Children construct knowledge from their experiences. Knowledge is cognitively organized in schemes.
Piaget’s Basic Ideas (cont’d)
4. Children learn through two complementary processes of assimilation and accommodation.
5. The process of equilibration promotes progression toward increasingly complex thought.
6. Cognitive development is stage like in nature.
How does learning occur? Schemes: Action sequences to
understand the world (i.e., McDonalds) Assimilation—reshaping or modifying
the input to fit into the scheme (e.g., serving apples at McDonalds)
Accomodation—doesn’t fit so you need to modify your scheme
constantly seeking equilibrium; organizing schemes through assimilation and accomodation
COME UP WITH YOUR OWN EXAMPLE
How are learners motivated?
Constantly seeking equilibrium Naturally curious about the
environment Actively processing events in the
environment
Equilibrium A lifetime process of adapting and
organizing events in environment in order to restore balance. It is the coordinating power that makes the developmental system work. Is established on many levels:
Learning by Equilibration moment to moment interactions with
environment ass ---acc---final satisfactory resolution
final step in moving out of one stage & establishing oneself securely in next stage
process of achieving better adaptation & organization overall all stages
Each stage of development has it’s own schemes Object permanence (8-12 months)
Concrete operations stage (7-11 yrs)
Volume permanence
Piaget’s Stages of Development sensorimotor stage (birth 2) preoperational stage (2 7) concrete operational stage (7 12) formal operational stage (12 adult)
Notes:-ages represent averages, not absolutes-children can be in transition from one stage to the next, exhibiting
characteristics of both-as a result of maturation and experience, children proceed through
the stages
Piaget: Insights for Education
Learners construct knowledge through active interaction with the environment
“Intelligence is not what you know, but what you do when you don’t know.”
What is the usefulness of this theory for teachers? GROUP LIST AND PRINT
Lessons for Teachers
Teachers should help students confront discrepant ideas to challenge their minds
Provide for experimentation, discovery, hands-on events
Give students opportunities to explore and manipulate