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learning_theories:stage_theory_of_cognitive_development [2011/02/04 09:57]
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 ===== Criticism ===== ===== Criticism =====
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 +Various criticisms of Piaget'​s work include:
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 +  * Oversimplification of stages - it has been shown that with help of training program children can learn some concepts even before reaching a particular stage. Piaget'​s stages are therefore not as distinct as he assumed.
 +  * Overlooking the effects of the students'​ cultural and social groups - depending on social and cultural environment different aspects of childs development may be more or less valued than by Piaget.
 +  * Unscientific methods - Piaget based his conclusions on observations of a rather small number of children who do not necessarily form a statistically representative sample.
  
 Piaget'​s research methods were one of the main cause of criticism to his work, since he used a rather source sample composed of his own three children and children of  Piaget'​s research methods were one of the main cause of criticism to his work, since he used a rather source sample composed of his own three children and children of 
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 +"The developmental theory of Jean Piaget has been criticized on the grounds that it is conceptually limited, empirically false, or philosophically and epistemologically untenable."​ (Lourenco & Machado, 1996, p. 143)  
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 +Lourenço, O.; Machado, A. (1996). "In defense of Piaget'​s theory: A reply to ten common criticisms"​
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