Piaget

Bárbara – TDC 3

Jean Piaget» Jean Piaget was a biologist, psychologist and

philosopher.» He is known for his epistemological studies with

children.

» His theories placed great importance on the education of children.

» He helped to develop the constructivist theory of knowing.

Their purposes do not change over the course of development

Adaptation Organization

“two functional invariants”

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

SENSORIMOTOR»Age: 0 years old 2 years old»Object permanence

Pre- operational» Age: 2 years old 7

years old» Egocentrism.» They need concrete

situations to process the ideas.

Concrete operational»Age: 7 years old 12 years old»Logic in problem solving.»Understanding of CONSERVATION

Formal operational

12 years old to Adulthood

Abstract logicMentally manipulate ideas and concepts

Hypothetical thinking

Key concepts

SchemaStabilized information about

features of the objects in the world.

Assimilation

Acommodation

Equilibration

New situation

Disequilibrium

And the classroom?The classroom creates learning

opportunities for learners.

Problems

Human diversitySocial interaction

Infants cognitive ability

Only biology