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  • adjective Of or relating to Jean Piaget (1896–1980), Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children.

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Piaget +‎ -ian

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  • I think I mastered Piagetian object permanence somewhere back in toddlerhood -- I don't need my user interface to remind me that there's STUFF HIDING behind each window.

    All-Glass Firefox Enables Slick Transparency Effects | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • A Piagetian-inspired curriculum emphasizes a child-centered educational philosophy or what we call "teaching the whole child."

    Jenifer Fox: Education, What are we Talking About? Jenifer Fox 2010

  • A Piagetian-inspired curriculum emphasizes a child-centered educational philosophy or what we call "teaching the whole child."

    Jenifer Fox: Education, What are we Talking About? Jenifer Fox 2010

  • A Piagetian-inspired curriculum emphasizes a child-centered educational philosophy or what we call "teaching the whole child."

    Jenifer Fox: Education, What are we Talking About? Jenifer Fox 2010

  • To a Piagetian theorist, intellectual growth and development come through the refinement of so-called schemata.

    2008 September - Telic Thoughts 2008

  • They were also chosen because they're smarter than monkeys, i.e., magpies achieve the highest level of Piagetian object permanence ability to recognize an object still exists even when it is out of sight, i.e. why peek-a-boo is so amusing with babies whereas monkeys don't.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Field Notes 2009

  • I think I mastered Piagetian object permanence somewhere back in toddlerhood--I don't need my user interface to remind me that there's STUFF HIDING behind each window.

    All-Glass Firefox Enables Slick Transparency Effects | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • They were also chosen because they're smarter than monkeys, i.e., magpies achieve the highest level of Piagetian object permanence ability to recognize an object still exists even when it is out of sight, i.e. why peek-a-boo is so amusing with babies whereas monkeys don't.

    One bright bird brain: MAGPIES! Field Notes 2009

  • She examines and compares 4 different ways to use computers in education Suppes - drill and practice, Davis - Socratic, discovery, Dwyer - eclectic, heuristic, Papert - constructivist, Piagetian

    learning evolves pyramid Bill Kerr 2008

  • In a Piagetian sense I think we all rediscover the thoughts of others on our own.

    economics of information: resources Bill Kerr 2007

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