Knowledge and Development Volume 2 Piaget and Education

IRVING E. SIGEL This volume of essays is a broad-gauged effort directed at reflections on the applicability of Piagetian theory to education. Identification and de­ termination of the relevance of Piagetian theory to education is of course not new. The bibliographies in this volume do attest to that...

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Other Authors: Gallagher, J. M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 4 The Impact of the Work of Piaget on Science Curriculum Development
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Some Basic Points in Piagetian Developmental Theory
  • 3. The Early Years
  • 4. Concrete Operational Thought and Understanding Science
  • 5. The Move to Formal Operational Thought
  • 6. Formal Operational Thought and Understanding Science
  • 7. An Analysis of Some Scientific Concepts
  • 8. Some Difficulties with Piaget’s Theory with Respect to Science Curricula
  • 9. The Problem of the Existing Secondary Science Tradition
  • 10. Curricula Which Have Used Piagetian Principles
  • 11. Possible Uses of Piaget’s Work Suggested by the 1974/1975 CSMS Study
  • 12. Curricula for the 80th to 20th Percentile of Population
  • 13. Life Style and Formal Operational Thought
  • References
  • 5 Four Decades of Conservation Research: What Do They Mean for Mathematics Education?
  • 1. Overview.-2. The Logistics of Genetic Epistemology
  • 3. Piaget’s Overall Strategy
  • 3. Toward a Piagetian Metasubjective Technology for Education
  • References
  • 1 Reflexive Abstraction and Education: The Meaning of Activity in Piaget’s Theory
  • 1. The Meaning of Activity in Piaget’s Cognitive Theory: An Introduction
  • 2. Concept of Phenocopy
  • 3. The Mechanism of Reflexive Abstraction
  • 4. Reflexive Abstraction and Contradiction
  • 5. Conclusions and Future Directions in Applying Piagetian Theory to Education
  • References
  • 2 Moral Development and Moral Education: Piaget, Kohlberg, and Beyond
  • 1. The Case for Moral Education in the Schools
  • 2. Piaget’s Theory of Moral Development
  • 3. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
  • 4. Developmental Moral Education: Putting Piaget and Kohlberg into the Classroom
  • 5. Conclusion: Critique and New Directions
  • References
  • 3 Early Education and Piagetian Theory: Applications Versus Implications
  • 1. Applications of Isolated Parts of Piaget’s Work
  • 2. Implications of Piaget’s Constructivism
  • 3. Conclusion
  • References
  • 4. Toward a New Theory of Conservation
  • 5. Mathematics Education and Conservation
  • 6. Two New Questions
  • References
  • 6 Two Models of Human Behavior and Reading Instruction
  • 1. Introduction to the Two Models
  • 2. The Constructivist Position
  • 3. Implications of Piaget’s Theory for Reading Instruction
  • 4. On The Pedagogical Similarity of the Operant and Cognitive Models
  • 5. General Piagetian Educational Recommendations
  • References
  • 7 Genevan Theory and the Education of Exceptional Children
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Individual Differences
  • 3. Predominant Orientations
  • 4. Research on Exceptionalities from a Genevan Perspective
  • 5. Implications of Genevan Research and Theory for Special Education
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • 8 Piagetian Theory and Neo-Piagetian Analysis as Psychological Guides in Education
  • 1. Reflections on Piaget and Education
  • 2. The Metasubject inside Piaget’s “Epistemic Subject”