Piaget S Concepts Of Assimilation And Accommodation. Through this process we add new information to our existing knowledge base sometimes. Equilibration piaget believed that all children try to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation which is achieved through a mechanism piaget called.
Assimilation is a type of adaptation process in which new information fits or exists along with the previously existing idea or schema whereas accommodation is the type of adaptation process in. According to piaget 1958 assimilation and accommodation require an active learner not a passive one because problem solving skills cannot be taught they must be discovered. According to piaget s theory a child s intellectual growth is a result of adaptation.
This concept was developed by jean piaget a swiss developmental psychologist who is best known for his theory of cognitive.
Equilibration piaget believed that all children try to strike a balance between assimilation and accommodation which is achieved through a mechanism piaget called. Assimilation accommodation in psychology. Accommodation involves altering existing schemas or ideas as a result of new information or new experiences. Assimilation is a type of adaptation process in which new information fits or exists along with the previously existing idea or schema whereas accommodation is the type of adaptation process in.