Developmental psychologyLesson 3 of 4 in the course Constructivism and social learning

Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory, Research, and Educational Influence

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Summary

This lesson introduces Jean Piaget, the Swiss psychologist whose research helped establish the study of cognitive development. His observations of children, work in education, and interest in how knowledge develops shaped his influential ideas.

Jean William Fritz Piaget was born in 1896 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. As a child, he showed a strong interest in biology and the natural world. By age 15, he had published several articles about mollusks, attracting attention from people in that field.

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Assimilation
Interpreting a new experience using an existing schema.
Accommodation
Changing an existing schema or creating one to address an experience that does not fit.
Equilibration
The process of balancing assimilation and accommodation as understanding develops.
Empirical abstraction
Identifying properties of objects through the effects of actions on them.
Reflecting abstraction
Organizing elements of one’s own actions and their consequences.

Quiz questions

  1. In Piaget’s theory, what does equilibration describe?Answer: Balancing assimilation with accommodation
  2. How did Piaget’s clinical method investigate children’s reasoning?Answer: By using follow-up questions to explore their answers
  3. In Piaget’s stage model, what happens as development reaches a new level?Answer: Earlier achievements are reorganized into more complex forms
  4. According to Piaget, why can peer interaction support moral development?Answer: Peers can exchange viewpoints and justify their positions
  5. What does Piaget’s idea of readiness imply for teaching?Answer: Concepts should suit learners’ developing ways of reasoning

Based on the Wikipedia article Jean Piaget, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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