CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

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Jane has learned to feed herself with a spoon. When her mother gives her a fork she immediately begins to feed herself. Jane has ____ the fork into her schema for utensils.
A
Accommodated
B
Appropriated
C
Assimilated
D
Initiated
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensorimotor stage (0–2 years old) Preoperational stage (2–7 years old) Concrete operational stage (7–11 years old) Formal operational stage (11 years old through adulthood)

Detailed explanation-2: -A schema, or scheme, is an abstract concept proposed by J. Piaget to refer to our, well, abstract concepts. Schemas (or schemata) are units of understanding that can be hierarchically categorized as well as webbed into complex relationships with one another. For example, think of a house.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the child encounters a horse, they might assimilate this information and immediately call the animal a dog. The process of accommodation then allows the child to adapt the existing schema to incorporate the knowledge that some four-legged animals are horses.

Detailed explanation-4: -During this stage, children will discover pleasurable actions around their bodies. It occurs in the first four months of their lives. Hallmarks of this stage include wiggling their fingers, kicking their legs, or sucking their thumbs.

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