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- Discuss the key processes and four stages in Piaget's theory.
- What are the key processes in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
- What are the main characteristics of the sensorimotor stage?
- What are the main characteristics of the preoperational stage?
- What are the main characteristics of the concrete operational stage?
- What are the main characteristics of the formal operational stage?
- Apply Piaget's theory to education, and evaluate Piaget's theory.
- How can Piaget's theory be applied to educating children?
- What are some key contributions and criticisms of Piaget's theory?
- Identify the main concepts in Vygotsky's theory, and compare it with Piaget's theory.
- What is the zone of proximal development?
- What is scaffolding?
- How did Vygotsky view language and thought?
- How can Vygotsky's theory be applied to education?
- What are some similarities and differences between Vygotsky's and Piaget's theories?
- Characterize adult developmental stages.
- What is Piaget's view of adult cognitive development?
- Do young adults retain the idealism of the formal operational stage?
- How does exposure to the multiple perspectives of other people influence young adults?
- Is there a fifth, post-formal stage of cognitive development?
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