Vs. Jean Piaget’s Theory Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget are two educational philosophers whose theories are still being used and influence today’s educational system. Their theories and methods were revolutionary for their times‚ but they came to be greatly respected. Both of these theorist developed their own stages of child development and were able to base education on these stages. Although in many ways Piaget and Montessori were very similar in their thinking they were also
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Jean Piaget was a cognitive scientist who was academically trained in biology. He was hired to validate a standardised test of intelligence and from this became very interested in human thought. He was employed to take the age of which children answered each question correctly perfecting the norms for the IQ test. Although the wrong answers took Piagets attention and came to a conclusion that the way children think is a lot more revealing than what they know. Piaget used the methods of scientific
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Jean Piaget Andrea Smith ECE 353 Instructor Raimondi July 1‚ 2013 Jean Piaget Stage Theory Jean Piaget was a well-known developmental theorist. He attempted to answer the question “how doe knowledge evolve?” He was interested in intelligence. Piaget viewed intelligence as the ability to adapt to all aspects of reality. He also believed that within a person’s lifetime‚ intelligence evolves through a series of qualitatively distinct stages. Jean Piaget believed that all children progress through
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Sensitive Periods: The sensitive period for small objects In her work Dr. Montessori identified what she called Human Tendencies - lifelong tendencies that serve us in adaptation‚ etc. (Which I’ve written about previously) - and Sensitive Periods - short lived "windows of opportunity" for learning something specific with the greatest ease. The brain of the child from before birth to about age 6 has periods of ’sensitivity’ for certain things. From before birth‚ and lasting until 3‚ there is
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Name : Shyamila Galappaththi Student ID No. : Not available Module : DMT 101 – Montessori Philosophy & Theory Date of Submission : 11th December 2011 “A child’s different sensibilities enable him to choose‚ from his complex environment‚ what is suitable and necessary for his growth. They make the child sensitive to some things but‚ leave him indifferent to others. When a particular sensitiveness is aroused in a child‚ it is like a light that shines on some objects but not others. Making
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What Is “Montessori‚” Anyway? Maria Montessori: The Woman Behind The Name Maria Montessori was a medical doctor‚ born in Italy in 1870‚ whose Montessori offers interest in the mentally retarded led her to develop a highly successful “freedom within structure.” concrete and sensory-based teaching approach that helped them to learn. Later‚ she applied her discoveries to normal but impoverished children from the slums of Rome‚ and her success with these children was even more remarkable. Soon‚ people
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Module 1: Lesson 1 Q1: How can we explain that the child is his own creator? Then what will be the role of adults? It is the child who builds himself and not others. The assistance that is provided by the parents helps the child to build himself. Children are dependent on adults. So the adults should give them right conditions. The adults should have clarity on what they are doing and whether they are offering anything for the child’s development. The adult should also know what the child
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Title: The Montessori Education System General Purpose: To inform about another type of education Specific Purpose: To inform about the Montessori Education System Thesis: Education can come in many forms‚ Montessori Education System is just one of these many forms. Transition: What type of education did you have? Education can come in many forms‚ the Montessori Education System is just one of the many forms. Today‚ I would like to take a few minuets of your time to tell you a bit more about the
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Jean Piaget. After receiving his doctoral degree at age 22‚ Jean Piaget began a career that would have a profound impact on both psychology and education. Through his work with Alfred Binet. Piaget developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based upon his observations‚ he concluded that children are not less intelligent than adults‚ they simply think differently. Albert Einstein called Piaget’s discovery "so simple only a genius could have thought of it." Piaget created
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Montessori Montessori Method has not only developed in the United States‚ but has spread worldwide. There are over 4000 Montessori schools in the United States and Canada‚ and total about 20‚000 worldwide. Parts of the world include Asia‚ Western Europe‚ New Zealand‚ Australia‚ and Central and South America. The general impression is that all Montessori schools are the same‚ however‚ there is a great deal of diversity within the school system; no two schools are the same. Montessori schools
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