Summarize the major issues regarding Piaget's approach to cognitive development
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- The notion that cognitive development proceeds in stagelike advances has been questioned.
- Many developmentalists believe cognitive development proceeds in a more continuous fashion than Piaget believed.
- Piaget is considered better at describing behavior at a given stage, rather than explaining why the shift has occurred.
- Critics suggest he may have underestimated children's cognitive capabilities.
- Some developmentalists argue that more sophisticated forms of thinking do not emerge until early adulthood.
- On the other hand, Piaget's theory has formed the foundation of a great amount of studies in regard to thinking capacities and processes.
- His theory has spurred a good deal of classroom reform.
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