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A 3 page research paper that discusses and summarizes the cognitive learning theory of Jean Piaget and how this has impacted elementary education. The writer argues that, based on his research, Piaget concluded that a teacher should be more of a facilitator in the education process, than a leader, and that teachers should take their lead from the child. In other words, Piaget was one of the first psychologists to formulate a theory of knowledge as constructed by the learner. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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his work has "fundamentally altered the view of how a child learns" (Jean Piaget, 2001, p. 43). Based on his research, Piaget concluded that a teacher should be more of
a facilitator in the education process, than a leader, and that teachers should take their lead from the child. In other words, Piaget was one of the first psychologists to
formulate a theory of knowledge as constructed by the learner (Jean Piaget, 2001). A major tenet in Piagets cognitive theory is that a childs ability to reason develops through
distinct stages that can be associated with age levels (Holme, et al, 1972). The first stage is the Sensorimotor stage, which extends from birth to roughly age 2. In this
stage, infants and toddlers gain their earliest understanding of the world through their senses and actions (Jean Piaget, 2001). The Preoperational stage describes children between 2 and 6 and it
is during this time that children begin to use symbols for objects, such as numbers to express quantity (Jean Piaget, 2001). The stages that most concern teachers are the
Concrete operations stage, ages 6-11, and the formal operations stage, 11-adult. In the Concrete operations stage, school-age children begin to understand the process of abstraction and become capable of using
symbols, such as numbers in more complex ways; however, their thinking is, as yet, not entirely logical. The full development of cognitive abilities does no come until the formal operations
stage, which is a time when "normally developing early adolescents are able to think and reason abstractly," in order to solve theoretical problems and hypothetical questions (Jean Piaget, 2000, p.
43). Piagets insight into the cognitive processes of learning have lead teachers, of all age groups, to tend toward pedagogy that emphasizes hands-on, concrete experience, as a means
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