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Strengths and Weaknesses of Development

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                                                                                                         Jean Piaget

 

                                            Strengths of the Developmental Theory (Piaget)

 

  • "The influence of Piaget’s ideas in developmental psychology has been enormous. He changed how people viewed the child’s world and their methods of studying children. He was an inspiration to many who came after and took up his ideas." Jean Piaget-Child Psychology

 

  • This can be considered a breakthrough in research because Piaget has actually started to study how the child works in stages, and this can allow for better teaching of children because teacher will understand where and in what stage the learner is at.

 

  • "His ideas have been of practical use in understanding and communicating with children, particularly in the field of education (Discovery Learning)." Jean Piaget-Child Psychology

 

  • This makes a good point, with education, teachers are able to use the stages that Piaget has come up with to their advantage and are able to teach to children at their particular stage, which is helpful for the student because they are able to learn at their level

 

Children at School

 


 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Weaknesses of the Developmental Theory (Piaget)

 

 

  • This can be considered a weakness because this theory can only be compared to certain groups. This point places many limitations that this theory can account for; only children.

 

  • "It focuses on development, rather than learning per se, so it does not address learning of information or specific behaviours." Jean Piaget-Child Psychology

 

  • This point can be considered a weakness because it is saying that this theory focuses on the process of learning rather than the product of learning. This can be compared to constructivist teaching because the process of learning is very important, but it is also different because the process of learning in constructivist teaching is just as important as the product of learning.

 

  • "It proposes discrete stages of development, marked by qualitative differences, rather than a gradual increase in number and complexity of behaviours, concepts, ideas, etc." Jean Piaget-Child Psychology

 

  • This point does not account for at-risk students and late developers. In fact this point really points out that there isn't such a thing as a late developer, or students with special needs.

 

  • "Piaget carried out his studies with a handful of participants – in the early studies he generally used his own children (biased sample)." Jean Piaget-Child Psychology   

 

 

  • Because Piaget used his own children, this does provide a lot of biased research. This also does not account for other types of children, and different children around the world.

 

 

 

Students on Computers

 

 

 

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