Piaget’s Theory of Constructivism

Based on the observation of child growth and the mostly universal developmental phases in
language and cognition, I believe Piaget's "constructivism" hypothesis has a strong basis. Piaget's
theory acknowledges that social, academic, and familial factors can affect how quickly a person
progresses through the developmental stages of pre-language, pre-operational language, concrete
operations, and abstract thinking. It does not discount the influence of the environment on
cognitive development. Chomsky agrees with this view and rejects the idea that behaviorism is
the only factor influencing how people grow. He cites the fact that language has a universal
structure as well as the discovery of language-specific brain regions as important signs of
"internal preparedness" for language development.

Given the observation of child growth and the mostly universal developmental phases in
language and cognition, I believe Piaget's "constructivism" hypothesis has a strong basis. Piaget's
theory acknowledges that social, academic, and familial factors can affect how quickly a person
progresses through the neurodevelopment phases of pre-language, pre-operational language,
tangible operations, and abstract thinking. It does not discount the influence of the environment
on cognitive development. Chomsky agrees with this view and rejects the idea that behaviorism
is the only factor influencing how people grow. He cites the fact that language has a universal
structure as well as the discovery of language-specific brain regions as important signs of
"internal preparedness" for language development.

According to the constructivism learning theory, students must actively participate in tasks that
foster their creativity and self-management abilities.