jean piaget
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Jean Piaget
1896-1980
Alex Dugan
Sarah Ryszewski
• Full name: Jean William Fritz Piaget• Born: August 9, 1896 in Switzerland• Died: September 16, 1980 (aged 84)• Era: 20th Century philosophy• School: Constructivist• Main interest: Epistemology• Notable ideas: Genetic episemology,
Theory of cognitive development, Object permanence, egocentrism
Jean Piaget
Theory
"What the genetic epistemology proposes is discovering the roots of the different varieties of knowledge, since its elementary forms, following to the next levels, including also the scientific knowledge."
Equilibration of Cognitive Structures: The Central Problem of
Intellectual Development
• Knowledge development is a process of equilibration using two main concepts in his theory, assimilation and accommodation, as belonging not only to biological interactions but also to cognitive ones.
Jean Piaget
1896-1980
Alex Dugan
Sarah Ryszewski
Theories about Thinking
• Acting intelligently is: to think• THINKING = INTELLIGENCE • Child is learning and thinking (developing
intelligence)
• Biological and cognitive thinking develops through organization & adaptation
Stages
• Sensory-motor (birth to age 2)
• Preoperational (ages 2 to 7)
• Concrete operational (ages 7 to 12)
• Formal operational (ages 12 onwards)
Thinking and Children
• Children = constantly constructing and reconstructing
• Function of education = use ACTION-INTELLIGENCE
• Thinking is the use of child’s intelligence
• Encourage child to be involved in problem-solving play
• Important: freedom to work at own level, speed & style
Thinking and Teachers
• Stimulating activities for ALL children in classroom• Know & group children• recognize signs that a child is having trouble• Idea: child = Thinker-in-Action• provide activities that develop thinking strategies in all
subjects• focus on motivation inside the student
Jean Piaget
1896-1980
Alex Dugan
Sarah Ryszewski