Piaget and the Role of Guided Experiences in Human Development

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Abstract
Considerable confusion has appeared in the literature relative to the nature and significance of experience, as it pertains to such investigations as those of Piaget. A planned program for developing the concept of specific gravity was tested using experimental and control groups at the kindergarten and first grade levels. Stage of concept development was measured in individual interviews with the 39 Ss before and after administration of the learning program, which consisted of a 1-hr. period on each of three successive days. Results indicated that (a) planned learning programs can affect significantly the development of the concept of specific gravity at this age level and (b) the age levels for the development of the stages suggested by Piaget do not hold for a significant proportion of Ss when a planned learning program is applied.

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