ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book describes a typical Genevan learning experiment followed by an interpretation typical for Genevan learning theory. It summarizes a study done in francophone Canada. The book presents interpretations of the differences observed among four groups of children. These four groups are immediate discovery, discovery after a series of related problems, success after some teaching, and success only after intensive training. The book discusses some general methodological aspects of learning studies expressly carried out to test parts of Piaget's theory. Learning studies relevant to Piaget's theory differ in the number of variables involved in the training procedure and in the degree of standardization. As a condition for the way in which the new behavior is acquired, Piagetians demand that no facilitating situations be used.
