Importance of Motivation Theory of Perception
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When a student reaches the formal operational stage, the range of assessments is almost endless. These young people can now employ the use of
analogies and hypotheses in problem solving. They can incorporate value judgments and problems of social and cultural scope as part of their processing.
Piaget also knows the needs of Senior High school students in the education field. He said that Senior High school students like to learn something
using visual aids, illustration, simple graphs and diagrams. They like to be taught using step by step explanation. It is better for teachers to give the students
opportunity to explore many questions through discussion of social issues because they like to share their ideas. Teachers can ask them to work in pairs or groups
and give them a problem which has to be solved. Students in the formal operations stage also like to learn something through music.
From the explanation above, it can be concluded that Senior High students are interested in visual aids and illustrations. They also like to learn something
through music. Since their abilities to think and understand something are developed, Piaget advices the teachers to use well-organized materials that offer
step by step explanations. The use of social issue and problems can develop their critical thinking ability and problem solving skill. This theory helps the researcher
to analyze the students’ needs in their age which can be used as factors to build the students’ perception on the use of videos.