I would like to finish my Blog page with an excerpt from a journal article that I have read that I found interesting. I decided to do this so that everyone can see another point of veiw on how to use this theory in practise.
"Piaget was the theory that I remember most from university and I believe that the ages and stages gave me the basis of where a child should be when I needed guidance and ideas as a beginning teacher. Even though children are very different and move through stages at different rates it was comforting to be familiar with these stages. The thoughts of being interactive with experiences – touch, handle, move, taste, see and hear to be involved in an activity I believe are important – although I know some children need to have extended periods of watching and observing before they are ready for the interactive level. By providing open ended activities children are given an opportunity to be involved at their own level of development. Even today
I use checklists, running records, anecdotal records for individual and group records. (Reflective journal, teacher three)" (Edwards(2), S. 2007, p.13)
"Piaget was the theory that I remember most from university and I believe that the ages and stages gave me the basis of where a child should be when I needed guidance and ideas as a beginning teacher. Even though children are very different and move through stages at different rates it was comforting to be familiar with these stages. The thoughts of being interactive with experiences – touch, handle, move, taste, see and hear to be involved in an activity I believe are important – although I know some children need to have extended periods of watching and observing before they are ready for the interactive level. By providing open ended activities children are given an opportunity to be involved at their own level of development. Even today
I use checklists, running records, anecdotal records for individual and group records. (Reflective journal, teacher three)" (Edwards(2), S. 2007, p.13)
