PSYC 354 Chapter 3: Constructivist Approaches to Children’s Thinking
15 Jan 2019
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Psyc 354 chapter 3 - constructivist approaches to children"s thinking. Approaches under the process-relational worldview: constructivist, action-based, enactive, interactive, embodied. Piaget"s theory the most comprehensive and well-developed of the constructivist theories. Piaget"s interest in science clashed with his religious beliefs, even during his youth. Piaget used the term genetic epistemology to describe his work. Epistemology refers to the study of the nature, sources, scope, and validity of knowledge - considered to be a branch of philosophy. Piaget believed the study of the development of children can contribute to epistemology. Piaget debunked the theory that we just open our eyes, see the world, and form a copy of the world which we store in our head as knowledge. Piaget argued that there was no way for us to test this copy of the world against reality. Piaget also believed the observations he made of children prove this theory incorrect. Piaget described knowledge as developing rather than pre-existing in children.
