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But a number of experiments((For details see: [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41760294/Educational-Psychology-a-Century-of-Contributions|Zimmerman, Barry J., and Dale H. Schunk. Educational psychology: a century of contributions. Routledge, 2003.]])) have proved the opposite. The children's ability to learn is not so strictly defined by their current stage in accordance with Piaget's theory. | But a number of experiments((For details see: [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/41760294/Educational-Psychology-a-Century-of-Contributions|Zimmerman, Barry J., and Dale H. Schunk. Educational psychology: a century of contributions. Routledge, 2003.]])) have proved the opposite. The children's ability to learn is not so strictly defined by their current stage in accordance with Piaget's theory. | ||
- | As the result, Piaget's development stages were often considered to be **oversimplified** or **underestimating abilities of children**. Critics also sometimes considered that his **experiments weren't designed carefully enough** to exclude other explanations, that he offered to **little evidence** for his theory and that he didn't address important questions like **social and motivational influences** on cognitive development. | + | As the result criticisms of Piaget usually emphasized that, |
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+ | * his development stages were often considered to be **oversimplified** or **underestimating abilities of children** | ||
+ | * his **experiments** are considered **not to be designed carefully enough** to exclude other explanations, | ||
+ | * he offered to **little evidence** for his theory, and that | ||
+ | * he didn't address important questions like **social and motivational influences** on cognitive development. | ||
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