2. Learning outcomes or a Objectives:
-identify factors that enhance/empede the
cognitive development of infants and
toddler.
-Present your own or others research on
the cognitive development of infants and
toddlers
-Draw implication of cognitive
development concepts to child care,
education and parenting.
7. Is the first of the four stages of
cognitive development, in this
stage infants construct as
understanding of the world by
coordinating sensory experience
(such ash seeing and hearing)
10. Simple reflexes(Birth 6weeks)
-sucking of objects in the mouth
following or interesting objects with the eyes
closing of hand when an object makes contact
with the palm.
11. 2. FIRST HABITS AND PRIMARY CIRCULAR
REACTIONS PHASE (6 weeks - 4 months)
Coordination of sensation
• Two types of schemes a. habits (reflex) b.
primary circular reactions
12. 3. SECONDARY CIRCULAR REACTIONS
PHASE (4 - 8 months)
Development of habits
Infants become more object oriented, moving
beyond self-preoccupation repeat actions that
bring interesting or pleasurable results.
Three new abilities occur at this stage: intentional
grasping for a designed object, secondary
circular reactions and different reactions between
ends and means
13. 4. COORDINATION OF REACTIONS STAGE
SECONDARY CIRCULAR (8 weeks 12
months)
Coordination of vision and touch-hand-eye
coordination of schemes and intentionality
Piaget calls this as the "first proper intelligence"
Also, this stage marks the beginning of goal
orientation, the deliberate planning of steps
14. 5. TERTIARY CIRCULAR REACTIONS,
NOVELTY, AND CURIOUSITY. (12-18 months)
Infants experiment with new behaviors
this stage is associated primarily with discovery
of new means and to meet okey dokey goals.
15. 6.Internalization of Schemes (Invention of
New Means Through Mental Combination
(18-24 months)
• Infants develop the ability to use primitive
symbols and form enduring mental
representations.
This stage is associated with the beginnings of
insight, or true creativity.
