CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the basic principles in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is that
A
the mistakes that children make in their reasoning are meaningful because they indicate the nature of the child’s current thought processes.
B
a child’s surprise when one of their expectations is violated is the best measure of their level of cognitive development.
C
the strongest influence on the way we think about and understand the world is the social world in which we live.
D
children must develop metacognitive functions before they can reason accurately about the world.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the mistakes that children make in their reasoning are meaningful because they indicate the nature of the child’s current thought processes. b. a child’s surprise when one of their expectations is violated is the best measure of their level of cognitive development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests that intelligence changes as children grow. A child’s cognitive development is not just about acquiring knowledge, the child has to develop or construct a mental model of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Three Main Principles of Piaget’s Theory Piaget’s theory of cognitive development was based on three main principles which are assimilation, accommodation and equilibration First it is important to define the term ‘schema’.

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