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schools …Piaget and Constructivism ? Best known for idea that individuals construct their understanding, that learning is a constructive process – Active learning as opposed to simply absorbing info from a teacher, book, etc. – The child is seen as a ?little scientist? constructing understandings of the world largely alone ….Piaget amp。 behavior, amp。 disequilibrium ? Believed that we are driven or motivated to learn when we are in disequilibrium – We want to understand things Piaget amp。 Education ? Not interested in applying his theory to schoolbased education, he called this “The American question” ? Constructivist educators create an environment which encourages children to construct their own knowledge. – But according to Piaget, we construct our learning regardless of how it is presented. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development ? A child?s capacity to understand certain concepts is based on the child?s developmental stage Piaget’s Four Stages ? Believed that all children develop according to four stages based on how they see the world. – He thought the age may vary some,