What approach does Piaget believe in?
Piaget believes in the constructivist approach which presents that knowledge is constructed rather than passively taken in.
What does schema mean?
Schema means an idea or a concept.
What is assimilation?
The child constructs a theory or schema.
What is equilibrium?
When the child experiences fit the schema ( balances everything ).
What is disequilibrium?
An experience that occurs that casts doubt on the effectiveness of the schema.
What is accommodation?
The child changes the original schema to fit the new experience.
What is part of Piaget’s universal stages of development?
Sensorimotor ( 0-2 years ), Pre - operational ( 2 - 7 years ), Concrete operations ( 7 - 11 years ), Formal operations ( 11 - 15 years )
What is the sensorimotor stage ( 0 - 2 years )?
- Moving from physical reflexes to coordinated movements.
- Development of object permanence
- Development of general symbolic function - child begins to use symbols.
What is the preoperational stage ( 2 - 7 years )?
- Child uses play in symbols and thought
- Egocentrism
- Centration
- Animism
- Inability to conserve
What are the concrete operations ( 7 - 11 years )?
- Ability to conserve
- Children begin to solve mental problems with practical support
What are formal operations ( 11 - 15 years )
- Ability to think and manipulate ideas abstractly
- Start of deductive logic
What is object permanence?
A child’s ability to know that objects continue to exist even though they can no longer be seen or heard.
What is symbolic representation?
This is highlighted significantly in the early preoperational stage (2-3) as it brings a dramatic increase in children’s use of the symbolic function. It is the ability to make a word or an object stand for something.
What is the definition of egocentrism?
When one thinks of itself with no regard for anyone else.
What is the definition of centration?
The tendency to focus on only one aspect at a time.
What is the definition of animism and give an example of how it relates to children.
The belief that inanimate objects ( teddy bears and toys ) have human feelings.
What is conservation?
That something will stay the same even if the amount of size will change.
