piagets theory applied to education

Question 1

define: readiness

Answer 1

• activities should be at the ‘right level’ for the child.
• they need to be ‘biologically ready’ to learn

Question 2

learning by discovery

Answer 2

• children learn best when discovering concepts for themselves, not by rote learning
• teachers should plan lessons to challenge schemas

Question 3

individual learning

Answer 3

• all children go through piagets stages in the same order but at different rates
• teachers should make special effort to create opportunities for individual and group learning, not just whole group instruction

Question 4

sensorimotor stage applied to learning

Answer 4

• opportunities to learn motor-coordination and experiment with sensory tasks.
• eg- giving the child squeaking and rattling toys to play with

Question 5

pre operational stage applied to learning

Answer 5

• games to reduce egocentricity
• eg.