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=**Group 4 Developmental Theory ([|Piaget])**=



Strengths:
1. Piaget's stages are very accurate and if learning does not happen for some children, it provides a great model to follow 2. The order and structure derived from the theory's types of knowledge, stages of knowledge development, and processes of knowledge development

Weaknesses:
1. The Model is flawed and not always 100% accurate for every person 2. Scientist now believe that each learning facility operates on a different level unlike Piaget's belief that they were intertwined 3. Not all students or even adults make it to the formal operational stage of knowledge development. Even if students get to that stage, there is no guarantee they will remain at that stage 4. During transition between stages, it may be difficult for teachers to determine what stage their students are exactly at because students tend to move back and forth between stages. Eventually it might be a leap, but not immediately

• Explain how the theory is associated with either direct instruction or constructivism
• Educators must plan a curriculum that enhances students’ logical and conceptual growth • Teachers need to emphasize that experiences or interactions with the surrounding environment play a critical role in student learning. • Piaget’s theory provides the foundation for constructivist learning: Discovery learning and supporting the developing interest of the child are two instructional techniques • It is recommended that parents and teachers challenge students to the best of their abilities without presenting the material to them or informing beyond their level • Teachers should use a wide variety of concrete experiences to help the child learn (field trips or manipulatives are great examples)