Jean Piaget Constructivism Theory of Cognitive Development How

How did Piaget's study of biology influence his theory of cognitive development? n How

n n n What did Piaget mean when he said that infants have no

Piaget’s Beliefs 1. Species specific biological reflexes ‑ Hereditary organic reactions n 2. Naturally

Beliefs Continued n According to Piaget, infants have no mind n This is the

Problems for Study n Piaget wished to study the onset and development of mathematical

Change Mechanisms n Biological Maturation ‑ n Direct Experience ‑ n Social Transmission ‑

Internal Principles Assimilation n Accommodation n Equilibration ‑ n Organization ‑ Biological development n

Bridge Principles n n n 1. 2. 3. Schema Operations Cognitive Structures Stages Operative

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development n 1. 2. Sensori-motor 0 -18 months Infants begin

n 1. 2. 3. 4. Preoperational Stage pre-logical bound by perception – the way

n 1. 2. 3. Concrete Operational – Logico. Deductive Logical Thinker Cause/Effect Thinking Able

n Formal Operational – Hypothetical Reasoning 1. Hypothesis Testing Able to think of all

In Which Cognitive Stage are Your Students? n 1. 2. 3. 4. It has

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Jean Piaget Constructivism: Theory of Cognitive Development

How did Piaget's study of biology influence his theory of cognitive development? n How does operative and Figurative knowledge figure in Piaget's theory of cognitive development. n According to Piaget, what is necessary for cognitive development to occur? n

n n n What did Piaget mean when he said that infants have no mind? What is the major cognitive accomplishment of the Sensori-Motor period? Class Inclusion and Conservation are strong indicators that the individual is capable of functioning at which stage of cognitive development?

Piaget’s Beliefs 1. Species specific biological reflexes ‑ Hereditary organic reactions n 2. Naturally active to spontaneously interact and initiate encounters with the environment. n

Beliefs Continued n According to Piaget, infants have no mind n This is the Biological component of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.

Problems for Study n Piaget wished to study the onset and development of mathematical knowledge ‑ This is not a learning theory. This is a theory of development.

Change Mechanisms n Biological Maturation ‑ n Direct Experience ‑ n Social Transmission ‑ n Equilibration ‑

Internal Principles Assimilation n Accommodation n Equilibration ‑ n Organization ‑ Biological development n ‑ Maturation n Adaptation ‑ environmental adjustment ‑ Experience

Bridge Principles n n n 1. 2. 3. Schema Operations Cognitive Structures Stages Operative Knowledge Figurative Knowledge

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development n 1. 2. Sensori-motor 0 -18 months Infants begin to build schemas at birth Sensory schema building, along with developing motor skills

n 1. 2. 3. 4. Preoperational Stage pre-logical bound by perception – the way things look is the way things are egocentric unidirectional thinking – they lack reversibility

n 1. 2. 3. Concrete Operational – Logico. Deductive Logical Thinker Cause/Effect Thinking Able to deal with conservation and class inclusion

n Formal Operational – Hypothetical Reasoning 1. Hypothesis Testing Able to think of all possibilities First sign of formal reasoning is thinking about one’s own thoughts 2. 3.

In Which Cognitive Stage are Your Students? n 1. 2. 3. 4. It has tremendous implications for teaching Developmentally appropriate placement of students Retention Artificial Pacing Purpose of School and assessment.