Revisits the basics of Piaget's theory, a psychological theory of intellectual development. Discusses Piaget's theory from the perspective of learning science, especially chemistry. (ASK)

Works towards a synthesis of metacognitive theories that are implicit in the works of van Hiele and Piaget. Provides greater detail on those theories after describing two features of a good theory of metacognition that prefigure the contrast between van Hiele and Piaget. Contains 17 references. (ASK)

Describes writing assignments that help students make the transition from concrete to formal operations. The assignments confront the writers with an idea or piece of experience, ask them to respond to it and how they arrived at this response, and what other responses could be made by them or by someone else. (HTH)

Jean Piaget's research has indicated that people must do activities or operations in order to retain and order things in their minds. This document presents activities for the sensorimotor, preoperation, and concrete operation stages. The activities are designed for specific operations and can be carried out in classrooms or other appropriate…

Discusses some results of the CSMS test which provides information for teachers on students' levels of understanding in secondary school mathematics, including comparison with a Piagetian task, identification of misconceptions, and description of naive strategies. (MKR)

Reacts to the publications "Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage" and "National Numeracy Strategy: Framework for Teaching Mathematics from Reception to Year 6" published by the Department for Education and Employment in Great Britain. Makes the case for the marrying of formal and informal, abstract and concrete…

Presents a technique for introducing analysis of variance (ANOVA) at the concrete level of operational thought, enabling students in introductory statistics courses to understand the complex correlations and interactions between variables. Helps students develop an intuitive understanding of the concepts of between- and within-groups variance and…

Emphasizes, with reference to Piaget, the importance of cooperative learning. Presents a text model describing the four aspects/participants of literal communication, and asserts that children confront a text from all aspects simultaneously. Describes three examples of interpersonal reading and writing activities observed in Austrian classrooms.…

Describes changes in approaches and theories in science teaching. The oldest theory asserts that children are simple knowledge receivers. Discovery learning appeared in the 1960s, followed by constructivism, and then the cognitive acceleration model of learning. Author states that persuasion is an important aspect of learning that has been…

Based on Piaget's theory "children learn best by doing," play offers a natural way of learning for young children. The "Playful Teaching" Workshop Sampler offers teachers several different movement activities for incorporation into academic classroom curricula. The play ideas were presented at national and regional teaching workshops. The…

The views of Piaget, Ausubel, and Bruner have been used to present an integrated view of biology lesson construction and to assist teachers in the design and development of tools and strategies to improve their teaching. The structure of an integrated model for biology lesson construction and an example of a biolesson using the metaparadigmatic…

States that cognitive mapping is an instructional strategy that encourages active participation, helps young children see relationships, promotes the organization of information, and allows the teacher flexibility. Outlines a five-step process using cognitive mapping in lesson development. (BSR)

Discusses two theories of cognitive development, Ausubel's theory of verbal learning and Piaget's development theory. Illustrates that both concept mapping and the learning cycle are rooted in these two theories. (DDR)

Presents a review of emerging changes in developmental psychology drawn from the research and theoretical literature. Relates these changes to the goals and methods of discipline-based art education. (JDH)

Offers descriptions of classroom experiences that support the theories behind writing as a process, a holistic approach to language acquisition, and Piagetian "egocentric" thinking. (SRT)