Lesson 2.

PIAGET'S THEORY

    The first cognitive theory, develop by Jean Piaget beginning.

•  His theory  is very broad , from birth through adolescence and includes concept of language.

  

PIAGET'S ASSUMPTION ABOUT CHILDREN

• Children construct their own knowledge in response to their experiences.

• Children learn many things on their own without the intervention of older children or adults. 

• Children are intrinsically motivated to learn and do not need rewards from adults to motivate learning.

SOURCE OF CONTINUITY 

• Assimilation- is process of taking in new information into our already existing schemas is known as assimilation. The process is somewhat subjective because we tend to modify experiences and information slightly to fit in with our preexisting beliefs. In the example above, seeing a dog and labeling it "dog" is a case of assimilating the animal into the child's dog schema.
• Accommodation-Another part of adaptation involves changing or altering our existing schemas in light of new information, a process known as accommodation. Accommodation involves modifying existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences. New schemas may also be developed during this process.
• Equilibration- Piaget believed that all children try to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation, which is achieved through a mechanism Piaget called equilibration. As children progress through the stages of cognitive development, it is important to maintain a balance between applying previous knowledge (assimilation) and changing behavior to account for new knowledge (accommodation). Equilibration helps explain how children can move from one stage of thought into the next.

MY REFLECTION

   I think Piaget's theory is engaged in the understanding of an individual or a learner because he just mentioned that in assimilation, learner translate incoming info in a form that they can understand, in accommodation  learner adapt current knowledge structure in response to new experience. and also the equilibration he stated that learner balance the two or the assimilation and the accommodation. It means that learning can be develop because everyone has the ability to gather information in their own experiences.