How does jean piaget theory link to nursery's practice?

Answer 1

Piaget's contributions to schools curriculum and play include his ideas that knowledge should be actively constructed by a child, and learning activities should match the level of the conceptual development stage of each child. For example, adjusting an activity to the needs and abilities to each individual.

In my seeting we ensure that all activities are suitable for the abilities of each individual. The older ones are given more challenging tasks whereas the younger ones would have it simplified.

several major approaches to curriculum are based on the Piaget. For instance, Piaget influenced many teaching techniques such as the focus on the process of the child's thinking and the active role of the learner (Berk, 2001). (impacted on curriculum) thinks links with Dewey theory ("Bully Proofing" or Character Building" or "Equity Building" we are teaching his theory. )

Teachers use the stages of his cognitive theory in today's classroom as a way to gauge a child's cognitive functioning. This permits the development of activities and learning experiences that are at the correct cognitive development stage for the child's ability to learn. (practical models of play) same as Vygotsky ( Vygotsky argued that the social environment could help the child's cognitive development.)

Teachers can help children in this stage by offering explanations an reasons (preoperational stage)

Piaget recognized that students must be actively involved in learning activities. EG teacher designing a variety of activities that allow a child to act within the physical world. (practical models of play) - same as Dewey (Dewey encouraged the students to take an active role in the learning process.)

Today, many of the academic curriculum material include interactive activities and even educational software for the student to engage in self-controlled learning. (practical models of play) and (impacted on curriculum)

children can gather information from personal experience, and not being told. For example explaining colours of fireworks they would have seen on firework night.