Piaget s Cognitive Development A WebQuest for Human Growth and Development Designed by Joyce Guest Jguest usamail usouthal edu Introduction Congratulations You have just been hired as a teacher for the Poedunk County Schools As a condition of your employment you have to go through periodic evaluations by the principal Your first evaluation occurs one month into your employment You are required to develop and implement a developmentally appropriate lesson plan based on Piaget s Cognitive Theory This WebQuest will prepare you for this first milestone in your teaching career Task It has probably been a while since you studied Piaget s theory The Process section of this outline will guide you through exercises that will help you to become more familiar with Piaget and his theory Your final task will be to create a lesson plan based on Piaget s developmental theory and test it on the class Process Week One 1 2 3 4 First you will gather information on the cognitive terms and stages of Piaget s Developmental theory Next you will be assigned to a group of three students and give a group presentation of examples of cognitive activities that promote cognitive development You will make an outline comparing and contrasting Piaget s theory to another major cognitive theory Finally you will write out a lesson plan for a twenty minute lesson on a topic of your choice based on Piaget s theory Week Two 1 2 For week two you will create a paper comparing and contrasting Piaget s theory to another major cognitive theory You will present your lesson to the class based on Week One s lesson plan 3 Finally you will provide the instructor with a one page evaluation of the effectiveness of your lesson based on classmate feedback etc you may be creative with your evaluative techniques Evaluation Week One Point Value Outline of Cognitive Terms 10 Group Presentation of Cognitive Activities 10 Outline of Paper Comparing and Contrasting Piaget s Theory to Another Major Cognitive Theory 10 Lesson Plan for Twenty Minute Lesson on Topic of Your Choice based on Piaget s Theory 10 Week Two Paper and Presentation Comparing and Contrasting Piaget s Theory to Another Major Cognitive Theory 20 Present Lesson to Class Based on Week One s Lesson Plan 20 Provide Instructor With One Page Evaluation of Effectiveness of Lesson Based on Classmate Feedback etc 20 FINAL GRADE 100 Total Points Conclusion Okay after you accomplish this task you will be able to effectively develop and implement a developmentally appropriate lesson plan based on Piaget s Cognitive Theory How would this lesson plan differ from a lesson plan developed from another cognitive theory Resources 1 http teach valdosta edu whuitt col cogsys piaget html Overview of Piaget s Theory of Cognitive Development 2 http teach valdosta edu whuitt col cogsys piagtuse html Cognitive Development Applications 3 http classweb gmu edu awinsler ordp cogdev html Cognitive Development Intelligence 4 http www time com time time100 scientist profile piaget html Child Psychologist Jean Piaget 5 http www ship edu cgboeree piaget html Personality Theories Jean Piaget 6 http www he utk edu he ccrs devlp html Activities to Promote Children s Cognitive Development 7 http www teachers ash org au teachereduc indexTE html Applying Piaget s Theory in the Primary Classroom 8 http www cocc edu cbuell theories cognitivism htm Cognitivism brief overview of Piaget and other major cognitive theorists 9 http www coe uh edu srmehall theory cognitive html Cognitive Constuctivism 10 http camalott com rssmith piaget html Going Beyond Piaget 11 http www edcc edu wrein PowerPoint 20Web 20Slides ECE 20110 Piag et 20Slides Slides on Jean Piaget 12 http school discovery com lessonplans Kathy Schrock s Guide for Educators Lesson Plan Examples
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