Piaget Accommodation. It is important to understand the key concept of schema in this theory before moving on to the difference between assimilation and accommodation. Piaget believed that all children try to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation which is achieved through a mechanism piaget called equilibration.
Observations about the accommodation process. Equilibration this is the force which moves development along. In their book educational psychology authors tuckman and monetti note that piaget believed in the importance of balance between the accommodation and assimilation processes.
Accommodation this happens when the existing schema knowledge does not work and needs to be changed to deal with a new object or situation.
In their book educational psychology authors tuckman and monetti note that piaget believed in the importance of balance between the accommodation and assimilation processes. Piaget believed that cognitive development did not progress at a steady rate but rather in leaps and. Imitation is an important part of the learning process but developing a stable sense of self is also essential. Assimilation of knowledge and accommodation of knowledge.