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Piaget in Practice
- Instead of focusing on having one right answer, pay attention to the many different steps it
takes to reach a finished product.
- For instance, during an art lesson ask the students to notice the different ways they create a
painting. Some may start at the bottom edge of the easel while others begin at the middle.
- Piaget encouraged independent, hands-on learning and
opportunities for discovery.
- Plan a variety of classroom activities that accommodate different learning styles, such as visual or
auditory.
- Encourage students to learn from their peers. This is especially relevant for children in the 2 to 7 age
range but applies to students of all ages.
- Since different students excel at different areas of knowledge, learning from peers also provides a
thorough education.
- Learning to listen thoughtfully and sensitively to
their peers and respect a variety of different
viewpoints will provide lifelong benefits for your
students.
- Allow students to learn from their mistakes. Piaget believed that children develop knowledge about
the world through trial and error.
- Mistakes show that the student is actively interacting with the world around her and trying out new
ideas for herself.
- Mistakes can be frustrating for the students as well as the teacher, but try to model patience and
guide the student toward a different conclusion.
- Guide the students. Piaget recommended that teachers take an active, mentoring role toward
students.
- Instead of pushing information at students while they sit and listen passively, share the learning
experience and encourage students to be active and engaged.
- Take your students seriously and respect their ideas, suggestions and opinions.
- Supplement traditional lectures with relevant, hands-on classroom activities that let students
experience the content for themselves.