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Implications of Piaget's theory on the learning process address respecting the stage of the cognitive development of a child and adjusting teaching expectations to it. Suggestions for this are the following: | Implications of Piaget's theory on the learning process address respecting the stage of the cognitive development of a child and adjusting teaching expectations to it. Suggestions for this are the following: | ||
- | * Sensorimotor stage - Teaching an infant in this stage should be orientated on its **sensorimotor system**. | + | * **Sensorimotor stage** - Teaching an infant in this stage should be orientated on its **sensorimotor system**. |
- | * Preoperational stage - Children can now **actively** engage in **learning and exploring**. | + | * **Preoperational stage** - Children can now **actively** engage in **learning and exploring**. |
- | * Preoperational stage - Learning in this stage is facilitated through an opportunity to ask **questions** and get **explanations** which allow learner to mentally mentally manipulate information. | + | * **Preoperational stage** - Learning in this stage is facilitated through an opportunity to ask **questions** and get **explanations** which allow learner to mentally mentally manipulate information. |
- | * Formal operations - Teaching the adolescent expands in its dimensions as he is able to consider many possibilities from **several perspectives**. | + | * **Formal operations** - Teaching the adolescent expands in its dimensions as he is able to consider many possibilities from **several perspectives**. |
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[[http://www.learning-theories.com/piagets-stage-theory-of-cognitive-development.html|Stage Theory of Cognitive Development (Piaget) at Learning Theories.]] | [[http://www.learning-theories.com/piagets-stage-theory-of-cognitive-development.html|Stage Theory of Cognitive Development (Piaget) at Learning Theories.]] | ||
+ | [[http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/DLiT/2000/Piaget/begin.htm|Mental Development and Education.]] | ||