Jean Piaget viewed intellectual growth as a process of adaptation (adjustment) to the world.
This happens through Assimilation,
which is using an existing schema to deal with a new object or
situation. Accommodation which
happens when the existing schema (knowledge) does not work, and needs to be
changed to deal with a new object or situation.
When a student is faced
with new math concepts like algebra that require the student to think about
hypothetical situations in order to solve the problem, the student will have to
create a new scheme in order to process the algebraic problems that include
variables, letter symbolism, formulas, and functions that have never been used
before by the student. None of the previous math schemes that the student has
developed would accommodate the new concepts that they need to learn and
utilize from this point on in their educational career, and therefore the old
schemes' inadequacies force the development of a brand new scheme specifically
designed to handle more complicated mathematical concepts.
Piaget's theories on assimilation and accommodation are important when
trying to understand how humans perceive the world. Assimilation and
accommodation are both important for child development, and Piaget theorizes
that they are both occurring at the same time. These theories are beneficial to
teachers, students, parents, and anyone who wants to understand how humans
perceive reality.
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