CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process of incorporating new information by modifying existing schemas to create new schemas is called ____
A
Assimilation
B
Accommodation
C
Equilibrium
D
Disequilibrium
E
Schema
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Accommodation: Involves altering existing ideas or schemas as a result of new experiences. The process of accommodation involves altering one’s existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accommodation involves altering existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences. New schemas may also be developed during this process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assimilation is the process of integrating new knowledge into existing schemas by editing the new knowledge to ensure an acceptable fit. In other words, assimilation involves updating schemas without changing the structure of those schemas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Assimilation describes how we interpret new experiences in terms of our current understanding, so in terms of our current schemas. Accommodation describes how we later adjust our schemas to better incorporate new experiences.

Detailed explanation-5: -The processes through which schemas are adjusted or changed are known as assimilation and accommodation. In assimilation, new information is incorporated into pre-existing schemas.

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