Piaget Basics
A Swiss psychologist who studied how children think and learn.
A mental structure used to organize and interpret information
a schema
What is the first stage of Piaget's theory and what age does it occur?
Sensorimotor stage (birth- 2 years)
What type of classroom (student or teacher led) does Piaget’s theory support?
student centered
What Piaget was originally trained in before psychology
Biology
Creating a new schema when an experience doesn’t fit the old one.
accommodation
What specific skill develops during the sensorimotor stage?
object permanence
What kind of learning does Piaget encourage?
hands-on
Piaget believed that children are active _________________ ___ __________, not passive learners.
When new information doesn’t fit into existing schemas.
disequilibrium
In which stage does abstract and hypothetical reasoning occur?
Formal operational
Teachers should focus on______ the content and not memorizing it
understanding
What field of study did Piaget help revolutionize?
Cognitive development / child psychology
Fitting new experiences into existing schemas.
assimilation
In which stage is this scenario most likely to occur:
Students can understand that 6 + 7 and 6 + 7 are equivalent through manipulatives.
Concrete operational
How should teachers view mistakes in the classroom?
Opportunities to learn