Terms
________ - Inability to see objects and events from others’ perspectives
Egocentrism
True or false: Piaget stated that some children may show characteristics of more than one stage at a given time
True
______ - Breaking down concepts into smaller parts to assist with learning
Scaffolding
_______ viewed developing children as busy and self-motivated individuals who (on their own) explore, form and test ideas with their experiences
Piaget
______ - Mental operations that represent our understanding of the world
Schemas
What is the stage at (Birth to 2 years) focuses on how learning about the world through sensory and physical experiences and actions. Such as touching, looking, grasping etc.
Sensorimotor Stage
______ - Process of using existing schemas to interpret new experiences
Assimilation
_______ emphasized the role of social interactions, language, and culture on the child’s developing mind.
Vygotsky
_______ - Patterns our brains search for to make sense of experiences; overall, experiences like State of cognitive order, balance and predictability
Equilibrium
What is the stage (Ages 2 to 7) that focuses on Children beginning to use symbols (like words or images) to represent objects and or ideas leading to playful behavior
Pre-operational Stage
_______ - Process of changing our thinking to create new schemas or adjust old ones when they can’t explain new experiences
Accommodation
_______ suggested that children need not reinvent the knowledge of a culture on their own.
Vygotsky
_______ - Brains ability to physically remodel itself
Neuroplasticity
What is the stage (Ages 7 to 11) that focuses on Children developing logical thinking and can understand concepts like conversation and clarification but primarily focuses on abstract ideas.
Concrete Operational stage
______ - process of grouping objects on the basis of common characteristics
Classification
_______ brought up the concept of “Equilibrium”
Piaget
_______ - Idea that the “amount” of some substance stays the same regardless of its shape or number of pieces into which it is divided.
Conservation
What is the stage (Ages 12 and up) that focuses on Individuals that can gain the ability to think abstractly by using hypothetical reasoning and can navigate multiple outcomes for a situation
Formal Operational stage
______- Ability to order objects according to increasing or decreasing length, weight, or volume
Seriation
_______’s emphasis on experience has strongly influenced education in general, and preschool and kindergarten programs in particular.
Piaget