Biography
What did Jean Piaget study about children?
Cognitive Development
What theory is about how we learn and think, rather than how we memorize?
Constructivism
Jean Piaget focused on children’s interactions with themselves.
True or False
False
Formal Operational Stage is at what age?
a. 15 years old c. 11yo and olderb. 7 - 11 years old. d. Birth to 2yo
c. 11yo and older
At what age did Jean Piaget die?
a. 64. c. 84
b. 79. d. 91c. 84
Which adaptation schema occurs when learners resolve conflict and reaches a new, balanced understanding.
Equilibration
Piaget believed that children’s ability to understand information develops as they grow and gain experience.
True or False
True
How many stages of cognitive development did Piaget identify?
Four Stages
What years represents Piaget’s life span?
a. 1870 - 1932. c. 1882 - 1970
b. 1896 - 1980 d. 1960 - 2008
b. 1896 - 1980
Which adaptation scheme is new information being fitted into existing schemas.
Assimilation
Learning occurs by connecting new experiences with existing knowledge according to Jean Piaget’s theory.
True or False
True
What stage in Piaget’s theory are children ages 2-7 years old?
a. Pre-operational Stage
b. Concrete Operational Stage
c. Sensorimotor Stage
d. Formal Operational Stagea. Pre-operational Stage
What was Piaget’s nationality?
Swiss
What two concepts did Piaget offer that explains how children use and adapt to their schemas.
Assimilation and Accommodation
According to Piaget’s theory in the adaptation process, disequilibrium schema is when the learner resolves the conflict and reaches a new, balanced understanding.
True or False
False
According to Piaget’s theory, what stage is a child in when they start to sort objects in a certain order?
Concrete Operational Stage