lecture 5 Flashcards
piagets stage theory
sensori-motor
preoperational
concrete operational
formal operational
sensori motor
motor activity- all things learned are based on experiences
pre operational
development of language , memory and imagination - symbolic thought
concrete operational
methodical and logical manipulation of symbols
formal operational
use of symbols to relate to abstract concepts
Piaget stages do not
occur at the same age but occur universally and same order
Piaget says children are
active agents - progressive adaptation to the environment
assimilation
relating new info to pre existing structures
accomadation
developing the old structures into new ones because of contradictions
weaknesses of Piaget theory
overestimates the consistency of Childs responses - children vary in the reasoning used
level of reasoning can be dependent on task and context
Piaget ignores the role of education
pre operational stage more info
reorganisation of thinking into mental operations
lack of logical reasoning
concrete operations more info
beginnings of verbal reasoning
able to consider two different views simultaneously
able to recognise logical necessity - reversibility
able to consider alternative views
formal operations more info
not universal
beginnings of scientific thought
able to formulate rules that go beyond specific instances
-ethics, justice, etc
Piaget tasks
solving in the concrete operational stage
two types of tasks - classification and conservation
classification task
are there more brown beads than wooden beads
