Piaget's Stages
"This stage (0-2 yrs) involves learning through senses & actions"
Sensorimotor Stage
"Teachers should match instruction to a child's current...?"
Cognitive stage
"Piaget was criticized for underestimating this."
What are children's abilities?
"Use hands-on activities for kids in this stage."
What is Concrete Operational?
"Group work supports this part of theory."
What is social learning?
"In this stage (2-7 yrs), kids use symbols but think egocentrically."
Preoperational Stage
"Piaget suggests using this type of learning in the classroom."
What is discovery learning?)
"Vygotsky's ZPD pairs well with Piaget's focus on..."
What is individual discovery?
"Encourage debates for students in this stage."
What is Formal Operational?
"Kids use logic with concrete objects in this stage (7-11 yrs)."
Concrete Operational Stage
"Vygotsky adds this key element missing in Piaget's theory."
What is social interaction?
"Letting students explore and discover answers on their own supports this type of learning."
What is active learning?
"Abstract thinking & hypotheticals mark this stage (11+ yrs)."
Formal Operational Stage
"When a teacher asks students questions that make them think deeper, it helps create."
What is critical thinking or disequilibrium?
"This concept explains why a child in the preoperational stage struggles to understand conservation."
What is egocentrism or lack of conservation?
"A teacher gives a student a challenge that is a little hard but can be solved with help. This helps the student think and learn."
What is guided learning?