Piaget's Basic Assumptions (Ormond, 2003)
*Children are active and motivated learners
*Children construct knowledge from their experiences
*Children learn through the two complementary processes of assimilation and accommodation
*Interaction with one’s physical and social environments is essential for cognitive development
*The process of equilibration promotes progression toward more complex levels of thought
*Cognitive development can proceed only after certain genetically controlled neurological changes occur
*Children construct knowledge from their experiences
*Children learn through the two complementary processes of assimilation and accommodation
*Interaction with one’s physical and social environments is essential for cognitive development
*The process of equilibration promotes progression toward more complex levels of thought
*Cognitive development can proceed only after certain genetically controlled neurological changes occur