CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a schema?
A
Interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas. (Mistaking something for the wrong thing.)
B
A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information. (Learning something for the first time.)
C
Adapting our current understandings to incorporate new information. (Fixing the mistake.)
D
Balance between assimilation and accommodation.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information. We use schemas because they allow us to take shortcuts in interpreting the vast amount of information that is available in our environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -schema, in social science, mental structures that an individual uses to organize knowledge and guide cognitive processes and behaviour. People use schemata (the plural of schema) to categorize objects and events based on common elements and characteristics and thus interpret and predict the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Schema-a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, what is a schema? Put simply, it describes the vital interconnected networks of background knowledge that prove so crucial for our pupils’ learning.

Detailed explanation-5: -We use our schemas to learn and think more quickly. However, some of our schemas may also be stereotypes that cause us to misinterpret or incorrectly recall information. There are many types of schemas, including object, person, social, event, role, and self schemas.

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