2. CONCEPTOFCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Cognitive Development is the processof acquire
knowledge,ability to learn andsolveproblems.
• Cognitive development involves growth or
changes in the individual’s thought, perception,
intelligence, reasoning, memoryand language.
• It also involves abstract, idealistic, logical,
reflective andrelativistic thinking.
3. STAGESOFCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Sensory motor period (0 - 24months)
• Reflexive Stage (up to two months): Simple reflex activity
such as grasping, sucking.
• Primary Circular Reactions (two to four months) Reflexive
behaviors occur in stereotyped repetition such as opening
and closing fingers repetitively.
• Secondary Circular Reactions (four to eight months)
Repetition of actions to reproduce interesting
consequences such as kicking feet to move a mobile.
5. • The preoperationalperiod (2 to 7 years)
• PreoperationalPhase (twoto four years)
•Increased use of verbal representation, but
speechis egocentric.Thebeginnings of
symbolic rather than simple motor play.
• Canthink aboutsomethingwithout the
object being in front of themby using
languageto describe it.
6. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• egocentrism
• collective monologues
• magical thinking
• parallel and pretend play
• dramatic play
• centration
• language development
7. • Third cognitive development stage: Concrete operations (7 to 12 years)
• There is nowevidencefor organised, logical
thought. Thereis the ability to classify many
tasks, order objects in alogical sequence,
andcomprehend the principle of
conservation.Thinking becomes less
egocentric. Thechild is capableof concrete
problem-solving.
11. SOMEIDEAS ONCOGNITIVE DEV
• Development doesnot precede
socialization. Rather, social structures and
social relations lead to the development of
mental functions. Vygotsky
• Historical changes in society andmaterial
life producechangesin humannature.
Vygotsky
12. SOMEIDEAS ONCOGNITIVE DEV
• Biological maturation establishes the
preconditions for cognitive development. Jean
Piaget
• Behavior is controlled throughmental
organizations called schemesthat the individual
usesto representthe world anddesignate
action. Jean Piaget