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v Piaget is one of the most famous learning theorists.
His 4 stages of cognitive development (how we develop our thinking) are found
in probably every modern psychology textbook. But was he right? Do our
students actually develop their thinking in the way that Piaget theorized? v In this assignment, you will be asked to describe
your case study’s cognitive development
(thinking) according to
Piaget and defend a teaching strategy appropriate for that
development. v A model answer for this assignment is located in step
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Step 1: Describe your case
study’s current cognitive development according to Piaget. ·
Review the resources below to provide you with
the research that will help you describe your case study’s current cognitive development
according to Piaget. You should only review the resources that pertain
to your case study. For example, if your case study is a young child, then no
need to read about formal operational thought development. You are welcome to
use your own resources via other text, internet, etc., as long as you provide
valid citations of where you got your answer. If you find a great site or
resource, please let your instructor and your fellow students know by
emailing everyone in the class.
Step 2: Describe a teaching strategy
that will support your case study’s current cognitive development according to
Piaget. Defend your answer on why you
think it will work. ·
To get you started in defending your teaching
strategy, consider the following questions as a guide for your thinking, but
you don’t have to address all of them. Please feel free to come up with your
own approaches to help defend your teaching strategy. o
How does your teaching strategy in your lesson… § match and support
Piaget’s cognitive developmental stage of your students? § help develop
students’ organization (schemes) of the information? § help develop
students’ adaptation (assimilation and accommodating) through disequilibrium
of the information? ·
Review the resources below to provide you with
the research that will help you describe and defend a teaching strategy that
will support your case study’s
current cognitive development according to Piaget. You are welcome to
use your own resources via other text, internet, etc., as long as you provide
valid citations of where you got your answer
Step 3:
Present and communicate your answers for step 1 and 2 electronically and
place in your case study. ·
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Keep in mind that any presentation method is
valid as long as it clearly communicates and supports your answer. My only criteria for the type of media used is that the media is
electronic and can be placed or linked successfully into your case study. 1) For
example, what if you could defend a Piagetian strategy by using a series of
Piagetian cognitive tests that you found on the internet that showed how
students’ cognitive development moved through different stages. 2) Or
if you found a short video of Piaget himself who discusses how cognitive
development increases through disequilibrium. · After you have completed your answer for step 1 and 2, then place it in your case study. Place a heading above your answer – Teaching Strategies: Cognitive Development - Piaget. Remember that you are going to combine all the sections into one case study at the end, so please keep this section in a safe place until then. I would suggest even sending an email to yourself with this section attached to ensure that you don’t lose your work. · Below are some example(s) of what this section of the assignment might look like. 1) Case
Study: Cognitive
Development - Piaget– Example 1 (Jeff) · Remember you can see an overall example of the case study assignment on the first page of the assignment. |
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Although a majority of you will describe
and defend students’ cognitive development according to Piaget and