*3a(1) theory of cognitive development – Piaget (1936)

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theory of cognitive development – Piaget (1936)

  • Theory was based on observations. It is thought that al children go through 4 different cognitive stages sequentially, without missing any.


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process of schema formation

  • Assimilation

  • Accommodation

  • Equilibrium

  • Disequilibrium


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Assimilation and the assimilation process

New information is added to an existing schema

  • While the child is in a state of disequilibrium, they are actively constructing meaning, adding information to the existing schema.

  • The schema doesnt change


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Accommodation and the accommodation process

New information is added to existing schema, altering it or creating a new schema

  • New environmental information is encountered that doesnt match neatly with the existing schema.

  • A child must adjust and refine these schemas


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Equilibrium

  • When our existing schemas can explain what we perceive around us, we are in a state of equilibrium


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Disequilibrium

  • When we meet a new situation that we cannot explain, it creates disequilibrium

  • It is an unpleasant sensation which we try to escape, this gives the motivation for learning