Piaget’s work and approach have been fiercely debated for decades.
Outline one aspect which you would consider to be a strength of his work and one area you consider to
be a weakness. Please provide a brief reason.
You must to consider:
1) Were Piaget’s methods reliable?
2) Were the tasks Piaget used and the questions he asked valid?
3) Was it acceptable to use his own children as participants?
4) Are Piaget’s stages universal?
Can they be applied to people of all cultures? Do people of all cultures reach Piaget’s final stage of
development?
5) Are Piaget’s stages coherent or can children be in two different stages at the same time?
6) Do children learn on their own or is learning more of a social process?
7) What contribution has Piaget made to psychology and education?
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