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Mental patterns that guide behavior; cognitive
Schemes structures that help children process and organize
information to make sense of the environment
Understanding new experiences in terms of existing
Assimilation
schemes
Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations in the
environment. When old ways of dealing with the
Accommodation environment don't work, a child modifies an existing
scheme stimulated by new information or a new
experience
The process of adjusting schemes in response to the
Adaptation environment through assimilation or accommodation.
According to Piaget, this is how learning occurs.
The process of restoring balance between present
understanding and new experiences. According to
Piaget, learning depends on this process so it is
Equilibration
important for teachers to confront students with new
experiences or data to advance their cognitive
development.
An imbalance between what a child understands and
Disequilibrium
what the child encounters through new experiences.
, The earliest stage (birth to 2 years) of cognitive
development during which infants learn about the
Sensorimotor Stage environment by using their senses and motor skills.
Children develop "object permanence" and progress
from reflexive behavior to goal-directed behavior.
The fact that objects are physically stable and exist
even when the objects are not in the child's physical
Object Permanence presence. This enables the child to start using symbols
to represent things in their minds so they can think
about them.
The second stage (2 to 7 years) of cognitive
development in which children learn to represent
things in their mind. During this stage students
Preoperational Stage
develop the ability to use symbols to represent
objects in the world. Thinking remains egocentric and
centered.
Egocentric Believing that everyone sees the world as you do.
The concept that certain properties of an object
Conservation remain the same regardless of changes in other
properties.
Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or
Centration
situation; what is commonly called tunnel vision.
The ability to perform a mental operation and then
Reversibility
reverse thinking to return to the starting point.
The ability to think simultaneously about a whole class
Class Inclusion of objects and about relationships among subordinate
classes; a framework for thinking.
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Terms in this set (181)
Mental patterns that guide behavior; cognitive
Schemes structures that help children process and organize
information to make sense of the environment
Understanding new experiences in terms of existing
Assimilation
schemes
Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations in the
environment. When old ways of dealing with the
Accommodation environment don't work, a child modifies an existing
scheme stimulated by new information or a new
experience
The process of adjusting schemes in response to the
Adaptation environment through assimilation or accommodation.
According to Piaget, this is how learning occurs.
The process of restoring balance between present
understanding and new experiences. According to
Piaget, learning depends on this process so it is
Equilibration
important for teachers to confront students with new
experiences or data to advance their cognitive
development.
An imbalance between what a child understands and
Disequilibrium
what the child encounters through new experiences.
, The earliest stage (birth to 2 years) of cognitive
development during which infants learn about the
Sensorimotor Stage environment by using their senses and motor skills.
Children develop "object permanence" and progress
from reflexive behavior to goal-directed behavior.
The fact that objects are physically stable and exist
even when the objects are not in the child's physical
Object Permanence presence. This enables the child to start using symbols
to represent things in their minds so they can think
about them.
The second stage (2 to 7 years) of cognitive
development in which children learn to represent
things in their mind. During this stage students
Preoperational Stage
develop the ability to use symbols to represent
objects in the world. Thinking remains egocentric and
centered.
Egocentric Believing that everyone sees the world as you do.
The concept that certain properties of an object
Conservation remain the same regardless of changes in other
properties.
Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or
Centration
situation; what is commonly called tunnel vision.
The ability to perform a mental operation and then
Reversibility
reverse thinking to return to the starting point.
The ability to think simultaneously about a whole class
Class Inclusion of objects and about relationships among subordinate
classes; a framework for thinking.
