P iaget

Editor's Notes

• #2: Legend: Underlined – definition Capitalized – emphasis Bold – explained (notes)
• #4: -career of scientific research began at the age of 11 with the publication of a short paper on the albino sparrow. -wrote more than 60 books and 100+ articles -later became interested in children’s intellectual development, and spent his last 60 years gathering an impressive amount of research information pertaining to mental development. -This produced an elaborate and comprehensive theory of how intelligence works.
• #5: -was most thought of as a child psychologist and educator though he preferred to be classified as a genetic epistemologist. -surprisingly, he also contributed in the field of computer science and AI. His works were used to develop a programming language called LOGO   -His most important contribution was his theory of cognitive and affective development or more commonly known as the Theory of Cognitive Development
• #6: Quotation: Piaget pushes for innovation; using knowledge for improvement and for seeking ways to discover new things References: Wadsworth, Barry J. (1996). Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive and Affective Development: Foundations of Constructivism, Fifth Edition. New York: Longman Publishers.   Kendra Van Wagner. Jean Piaget Biography. from Ask.com Website: http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/piaget.htm Image source: http://mdubbleu.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/the-religion-in-me-adam-and-eve/
• #8: Piaget's theory of cognitive development proposes that humans cannot be "given" information which they immediately understand and use. Instead, humans must "construct" their own knowledge. They build their knowledge through experience. Experiences enable them to create schemas - mental models in their heads. These schemas are changed, enlarged, and made more sophisticated through two complimentary processes: assimilation and accommodation Assimilation - process of taking in new information into our previously existing schemata, modify experience or information somewhat to fit in with our preexisting beliefs Accommodation - changing or altering our existing schemas in light of new information From: Wadsworth, Barry J. (1996). Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive and Affective Development: Foundations of Constructivism, Fifth Edition. New York: Longman Publishers.   Anonymous. Piaget’s Key Ideas. from learningandteaching.info Website: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/piaget.htm   Anonymous. Jeans Piaget’s Background. from psychology.about.com Website: http://psychology.about.com/od/piagetstheory/a/keyconcepts.htm
• #9: The Four Stages: The Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 2 years old) The Preoperational Stage (ages 2 to 4) The Concrete Operational/Operations Stage (ages 7 to 11) The Formal Operational/Operations Stage (ages 11 to 15)
• #10: The infant builds an understanding of himself or herself and reality (and how things work) through interactions with the environment. It is able to differentiate between itself and other objects. Ex. Of acting intentionally: pulls a string to set mobile in motion or shakes a rattle to make a noise  Object permanence-realizes that things continue to exist even when no longer present to the sense
• #11: Has 6 periods * P1(0-1 mos.) * P2(1-4 mos.) * P3(4-8 mos.) * P4(8-12 mos.) * P5(12-18 mos.) * P6(18-24 mos.)
• #12: Has 6 periods * P1(0-1 mos.) * P2(1-4 mos.) * P3(4-8 mos.) * P4(8-12 mos.) * P5(12-18 mos.) * P6(18-24 mos.)
• #13: Classifies objects by a single feature: e.g. groups together all the red blocks regardless of shape or all the square blocks regardless of color  egocentric: has difficulty taking the viewpoint of others 
• #14: Accommodation is increased-The child begins to think abstractly and conceptualize, creating logical structures that explain his or her physical experiences.
• #15: Final form- the person no longer requires concrete objects to make rational judgments His or her ability for abstract thinking is very similar to an adult References: -Anonymous. Piaget’s Key Ideas. from learningandteaching.info Website: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/piaget.htm   -Wadsworth, Barry J. (1996). Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive and Affective Development: Foundations of Constructivism, Fifth Edition. New York: Longman Publishers.   Anonymous. Stage Theory of Cognitive Development. from learning-theories.com Website: http://www.learning-theories.com/piagets-stage-theory-of-cognitive-development.html   -Flavell, John H. (1993). Cognitive Development. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.
• #16: The Four Stages: The Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 2 years old) The Preoperational Stage (ages 2 to 4) The Concrete Operational/Operations Stage (ages 7 to 11) The Formal Operational/Operations Stage (ages 11 to 15)
• #18: Learning is an active process: Direct experience, making errors, and looking for solutions are vital for the assimilation and accommodation of information. How information is presented is important. When information is introduced as an aid to problem solving, it functions as a tool rather than an isolated arbitrary fact.
• #20: Piaget helps us to understand that meaning is constructed as children interact in meaningful ways with the world around them. Thus, That means less emphasis on isolated "skill" exercises that try to teach something like long division or end of sentence punctuation. Students still learn these things in Piagetian classrooms, but they are more likely to learn them if they are engaged in meaningful activities (such as operating a class "store" or "bank" or writing and editing a class newspaper). Whole activities-authentic activities which are inherently interesting and meaningful to the student Isolated- grade on a test or a "Great, you did well" from the computer lesson software References: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~ichen/ebook/et-it/cognitiv.htm