Genetic Epistemology
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Genetic Epistemology is Jean Piaget’s theoretical framework that explains how human knowledge develops through the progressive construction and reorganization of cognitive structures from childhood onward.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genetic Epistemology canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constructivist theory
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epistemological theory ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ theory of cognitive development ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain how knowledge develops
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to link psychological development with epistemology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jean Piaget Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumption |
cognition develops through interaction with the environment
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cognitive structures reorganize over time ⓘ development proceeds through qualitative stages ⓘ knowledge is actively constructed by the subject ⓘ logical and mathematical structures emerge from sensorimotor activity ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
accommodation
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assimilation ⓘ cognitive structures ⓘ constructivism ⓘ development of knowledge ⓘ equilibration ⓘ schemas ⓘ stages of cognitive development ⓘ |
| creator | Jean Piaget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
progressive construction of knowledge from infancy to adulthood
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relationship between cognitive development and scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| developedAt | University of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive psychology
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developmental psychology ⓘ education ⓘ epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
coordination of actions and operations
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development of scientific concepts ⓘ origin of logical structures ⓘ |
| influenced |
cognitive developmental research
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constructivist education ⓘ genetic epistemology research programs in Geneva ⓘ learning theories in education ⓘ science education ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French epistemology
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ biology ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| language | English label "Genetic Epistemology" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
clinical method
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experimental studies of children ⓘ |
| originalLanguageLabel | "épistémologie génétique" (French) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
Piagetian constructivism
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interactionism ⓘ |
| viewsKnowledgeAs |
adaptive
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the result of organism–environment interaction ⓘ |
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