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learning_theories:stage_theory_of_cognitive_development [2011/04/12 10:39]
jpetrovic [What is stage theory of cognitive development?]
learning_theories:stage_theory_of_cognitive_development [2011/04/12 10:39]
jpetrovic [What is stage theory of cognitive development?]
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 Piaget was also concerned with the instructional methodology for children where he was a proponent of: Piaget was also concerned with the instructional methodology for children where he was a proponent of:
  
-  * Naturalism - a belief that **natural learning is always the best learning**. Origins of this idea can be traced back to as far back as [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Jean-Jacques_Rousseau|Jean Jacques Rousseau]] and it means that the best learning occurs through **everyday processes** and **spontaneous acquisition** of operations or concepts through normal experience. This idea seemed intuitively it was at the time accepted even without experimental validation. +  ​* **Naturalism** - a belief that **natural learning is always the best learning**. Origins of this idea can be traced back to as far back as [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Jean-Jacques_Rousseau|Jean Jacques Rousseau]] and it means that the best learning occurs through **everyday processes** and **spontaneous acquisition** of operations or concepts through normal experience. This idea seemed intuitively it was at the time accepted even without experimental validation. 
-  * Constructivism - Piaget was a constructivist theorist suggesting children **construct** their knowledge through **interaction of their biological predispositions with their experience**. **Active self-discovery** of rules underlying current concepts and outcomes is the key to learning.+  ​* **Constructivism** - Piaget was a constructivist theorist suggesting children **construct** their knowledge through **interaction of their biological predispositions with their experience**. **Active self-discovery** of rules underlying current concepts and outcomes is the key to learning.
  
 ===== What is the practical meaning of stage theory of cognitive development?​ ===== ===== What is the practical meaning of stage theory of cognitive development?​ =====
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