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Download full textFloden, Robert E. – 1986
The cognitive learning processes of assimilation and accommodation are critically examined in this paper. A special focus is given to an analysis of the process of assimilation as it is proposed in Hugh Petrie's book, "The Dilemma of Enquiry and Learning." Initially, Piaget's biological metaphor of assimilation-accommodation is reviewed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cybernetics, Elementary Secondary Education
