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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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