Cognitive Developmental Theory

1. Cognitive Developmental Theory Educational Implications Your Prior Knowledge Learning Cycle Model Characteristics of Stage Theory Piaget’s Theory of Intellectual Development Criticisms Stage Theory NeoPiagetians Mechanisms of Development

2. Characteristics of Stage Theory • Active Construction • Qualitative Differences • Invariant Sequence • Universal Stages • Competence • Ages Approximate Stages • Stage Mixture (Decalage)

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