CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Piaget’s stages have been criticised because:
A
His theory was based on an unrepresentative sample of children
B
Not all people reach the formal operational stage
C
His theory underestimates children’s abilities
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Piaget’s theory has some shortcomings, including overestimating the ability of adolescence and underestimating infant’s capacity. Piaget also neglected cultural and social interaction factors in the development of children’s cognition and thinking ability.

Detailed explanation-2: -The developmental theory of Jean Piaget has been criticized on the grounds that it is conceptually limited, empirically false, or philosophically and epistemologically untenable.

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