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Piaget believed children are what type of learners? |
Active learners |
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What is a schema? |
Repeated thought, idea or action |
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What are the 4 stages of Piaget’s schema theory? |
Assimilation Equilibrium Disequilibrium Accommodation |
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What is Assimilation and give an example? |
The child has a schema (thought or idea) - sand is always dry and rubs through a windmill - all dogs are black |
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What is Equilibrium and give an example? |
Child’s experiences support their schema - only played with dry sand and it’s always run through the windmill - only met black dogs |
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What is Disequilibrium and give an example? |
A new experience upsets the schema - child plays with wet sand and it won’t run through the windmill - child meets a brown dog |
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What is Accommodation and give an example? |
Child’s schema changes - sand can have different texture and this affects how you can play with it - dogs can be different colours |
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Name Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development and the relevant age ranges |
0-2 years Sensori-motor stage 2-7 years Preoperational stage 7-11 years Concrete operations stage 11-15 years Formal Operations stage |
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What are the key features of the Sensorimotor stage? |
Learn through the body and senses Object permanence - child understands that objects still exist even when out of sight (approx 9 months) Learn symbols in language - words match objects |
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What are the key features of the Preoperational stage? |
Symbols in play - pretending a stick is a spoon or wand Egocentric - only think of themselves Centration- only able to classify by one category, e.g. shape or colour Animism - believe objects have feelings, e.g. drawing faces on the sun, telling off a table when they bump into it Not able to conserve |
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What are the key features of the Concrete operations stage? |
Able to conserve (conservation) - the idea that when an object changes shape it doesn’t change its size, e.g. playdough ball changing to sausage shape Can solve mental problems with concrete objects, e.g. counters |
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How can we apply Piaget’s theory in practice? |
Provide resources to practice concepts, e.g. playdough, sand, water Activities must be age/stage appropriate Provide role play to help children to act our their experiences and develop own rules Provide plenty of resources for reading and writing |
