schema theory

Question 1

schema theory

Answer 1

Piaget proposed that children learn through schemas and mental frameworks for organizing and interpreting information.

Question 2

Schema/Schemata:

Answer 2

Mental Representations of the world based on one’s own experiences.

Question 3

Assimilation:

Answer 3

fitting new experiences into existing schemas

Question 4

Accommodation:

Answer 4

when existing schemas are modified to make new experiences

Question 5

Equilibrium:

Answer 5

a balanced state of mind reached when schemas can explain all an individual experiences.

Question 6

Strengths

Answer 6

Practical Application: can be integrated into educational settings, supporting the idea of designing of classroom activities

Evidence: support from studies such as the Piaget & Inhelder (1956) Three Mountain Task

Question 7

Weakness

Answer 7

Subjective Nature of the theory

Cultural and Social Considerations: the theory doesn’t consider the other factors that may affect the child’s development.