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Various criticisms of Piaget's work include: | Various criticisms of Piaget's work include: | ||
- | * **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. | + | * **Oversimplification of stages**/**underestimating abilities of children** - it has been shown that in some cases children can learn some concepts even before reaching a particular stage. Piaget's stages are therefore **not as distinct** as he assumed. |
- | * **Underestimating abilities of children** | + | |
- | * **Overlooking the effects of the students' cultural and social groups** - depending on social and cultural environment different aspects of child's development may be more or less valued than by Piaget. | + | |
* **Unscientific method** - Piaget based his conclusions on observations of a rather small number of children who do **not** necessarily form **a statistically representative sample**. | * **Unscientific method** - Piaget based his conclusions on observations of a rather small number of children who do **not** necessarily form **a statistically representative sample**. | ||
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===== Bibliography ===== | ===== Bibliography ===== | ||
- | [[http://penta.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/3/piaget%27s.htm|Redes de Computadores e suas aplicações na Educação - Piaget's Stage Theory of Development.]] | + | [[http://penta.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/3/piaget%27s.htm|Redes de Computadores e suas aplicações na Educação - Piaget's Stage Theory of Development.]] Retrieved March 21, 2011. |
[[http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/piaget.htm|University of Hawaii - Honululu Community Coledge - PIAGET'S COGNITIVE STAGES.]] | [[http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/piaget.htm|University of Hawaii - Honululu Community Coledge - PIAGET'S COGNITIVE STAGES.]] |