Piaget's theory of cognitive development consists of 4 main stages:
1) Sensory-motor stage (0-2 years): Children understand the world through senses and physical actions. Object permanence emerges around age 2.
2) Pre-operational stage (2-7 years): Symbolic thought and language develop but logical operations have not emerged. Thinking is egocentric and based on perception.
3) Concrete operational stage (7-11 years): Children can think logically and conserve quantities for concrete objects and events.
4) Formal operational stage (11-15+ years): Abstract and hypothetical thinking emerges allowing for planning, propositional thought, and scientific reasoning. Development occurs through processes of assimilation
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who developed the social development theory. He believed that social interaction and language play a fundamental role in cognitive development. A core concept is the zone of proximal development, which refers to the difference between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance and collaboration. Within the zone, a more knowledgeable other, such as a teacher, helps scaffold a learner's skills and understanding to promote development. Vygotsky's theories emphasize how social learning precedes development and lays the foundation for independent problem solving.
1. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development explains how children construct mental models of the world through biological maturation and interaction with their environment, rather than viewing intelligence as fixed.
2. Piaget's theory differs from others in that it focuses on child development and proposes discrete stages marked by qualitative differences, rather than gradual increases in complexity.
3. Piaget's theory has three basic components: schemas which are mental representations of concepts, and the processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration which drive development forward through adaptation to the environment.
1. Piaget studied his own children's intellectual development and proposed four main stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
2. The sensorimotor stage involves learning through senses and motor skills without using symbols or language. The preoperational stage involves using symbols and language but still being egocentric.
3. In the concrete operational stage, logical thinking develops but is limited to concrete objects. In the formal operational stage, abstract and hypothetical thinking ability emerges along with scientific reasoning skills.
Emotional development progresses through several stages from early childhood to adolescence. In early childhood, emotions are frequent, related to concrete objects, and shift rapidly. By late childhood, emotional expressions become less diffuse and children can express emotions without concrete triggers, though emotions remain contagious. In adolescence, emotions become more complex and abstract, loyalty and compassion expand, and teens develop greater capacity for self-control and consideration of others' feelings.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development mahnoorIjaz6
Piaget's theory of cognitive development consists of four stages through which children progress as they interact with their environment: the sensorimotor stage (birth to age 2) where children learn through senses and motor skills; the preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7) where symbolic thought and language emerge but reasoning is still egocentric; the concrete operational stage (ages 7 to 11) where logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete objects occurs; and the formal operational stage (ages 11 to 15) where abstract reasoning and formal operational thought emerge.
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist born in 1896 who focused on social contributions to cognitive development. He emphasized that social interaction and culture shape human development through mediating tools like language. Vygotsky introduced concepts like the zone of proximal development and the more knowledgeable other to explain how social learning occurs in collaboration between a child and expert. Though he died at age 37, his work formed the foundation for research on cognitive development.
This file accompanies a youtube, which provides an overview of the Sultan 'sticks' experiment along with a practical example which details the 4 stages of Insight learning. See my twitter account 'Psyccounting' for a link to the Youtube.
The document discusses Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD). It uses the example of a boy named James who wants to learn the card game Yu-Gi-Oh from his more knowledgeable brother Ali. With Ali's guidance and support, James is able to learn the game in his ZPD. Once James masters the game, that skill will move out of his ZPD and he will be able to play independently. The document also notes that a more knowledgeable other (MKO), such as a teacher or peer, can help a learner develop skills within their ZPD.
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who developed the social development theory. He believed that social interaction and language play a fundamental role in cognitive development. A core concept is the zone of proximal development, which refers to the difference between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance and collaboration. Within the zone, a more knowledgeable other, such as a teacher, helps scaffold a learner's skills and understanding to promote development. Vygotsky's theories emphasize how social learning precedes development and lays the foundation for independent problem solving.
1. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development explains how children construct mental models of the world through biological maturation and interaction with their environment, rather than viewing intelligence as fixed.
2. Piaget's theory differs from others in that it focuses on child development and proposes discrete stages marked by qualitative differences, rather than gradual increases in complexity.
3. Piaget's theory has three basic components: schemas which are mental representations of concepts, and the processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration which drive development forward through adaptation to the environment.
1. Piaget studied his own children's intellectual development and proposed four main stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
2. The sensorimotor stage involves learning through senses and motor skills without using symbols or language. The preoperational stage involves using symbols and language but still being egocentric.
3. In the concrete operational stage, logical thinking develops but is limited to concrete objects. In the formal operational stage, abstract and hypothetical thinking ability emerges along with scientific reasoning skills.
Emotional development progresses through several stages from early childhood to adolescence. In early childhood, emotions are frequent, related to concrete objects, and shift rapidly. By late childhood, emotional expressions become less diffuse and children can express emotions without concrete triggers, though emotions remain contagious. In adolescence, emotions become more complex and abstract, loyalty and compassion expand, and teens develop greater capacity for self-control and consideration of others' feelings.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development mahnoorIjaz6
Piaget's theory of cognitive development consists of four stages through which children progress as they interact with their environment: the sensorimotor stage (birth to age 2) where children learn through senses and motor skills; the preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7) where symbolic thought and language emerge but reasoning is still egocentric; the concrete operational stage (ages 7 to 11) where logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete objects occurs; and the formal operational stage (ages 11 to 15) where abstract reasoning and formal operational thought emerge.
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist born in 1896 who focused on social contributions to cognitive development. He emphasized that social interaction and culture shape human development through mediating tools like language. Vygotsky introduced concepts like the zone of proximal development and the more knowledgeable other to explain how social learning occurs in collaboration between a child and expert. Though he died at age 37, his work formed the foundation for research on cognitive development.
This file accompanies a youtube, which provides an overview of the Sultan 'sticks' experiment along with a practical example which details the 4 stages of Insight learning. See my twitter account 'Psyccounting' for a link to the Youtube.
The document discusses Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD). It uses the example of a boy named James who wants to learn the card game Yu-Gi-Oh from his more knowledgeable brother Ali. With Ali's guidance and support, James is able to learn the game in his ZPD. Once James masters the game, that skill will move out of his ZPD and he will be able to play independently. The document also notes that a more knowledgeable other (MKO), such as a teacher or peer, can help a learner develop skills within their ZPD.
This document discusses insightful learning, also known as insight learning. Insightful learning involves understanding relationships between parts of a problem rather than trial and error. Wolfgang Kohler conducted experiments observing insightful learning in animals. Insightful learning can result in an "aha moment" or "eureka" experience. It depends on factors like intelligence, learning situation, and initial efforts. Insightful learning involves higher mental processes and sudden understanding, while trial and error learning is gradual habit formation through chance. Kohler's experiment showed insightful learning results from perceiving relationships and restructuring perceptions to find solutions.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive development in children. He observed his own children from infancy and developed a four stage model: sensorimotor (birth to age 2), preoperational (ages 2 to 7), concrete operational (ages 7 to 11), and formal operational (age 11 and up). In each stage, children develop new cognitive abilities as they interact with the world, such as object permanence, language development, logical thinking, and abstract reasoning. Piaget believed cognitive development was driven by biological maturation and environmental experiences that create challenges for children's understanding.
Social Development Theory is Lev Vygotsky's theory that social interaction and learning precedes development. It asserts that cognitive development occurs through socialization rather than individual experience. A key concept is the Zone of Proximal Development, defined as the difference between what a learner can do independently and with guidance. Within the ZPD, learning occurs through interaction with a More Knowledgeable Other, such as a teacher, parent, or peer. Scaffolding refers to support provided by the MKO to help learners perform tasks until they can do so independently.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive development in children. He believed that children construct understanding through experiences with their environment. Piaget studied his own children and described four stages of intellectual development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. His work established child psychology as a field and influenced the areas of psychology, education, and genetics. Piaget held many academic positions and founded the International Center for Genetic Epistemology, directing it until his death in 1980.
This document discusses underachievement in gifted students. It defines underachievement as a discrepancy between a student's potential or ability and their actual performance. Early identification and intervention is important to prevent chronic underachievement patterns. Underachievers can be identified through intelligence, achievement, and observational data. Common characteristics include low self-esteem, unrealistic goals, and ineffective problem-solving approaches. Family dynamics like unsupportive or threatening parents can also contribute to underachievement. The document provides strategies for teachers to help reverse underachievement through supporting students' strengths and interests.
This document defines intellectual disability and provides information about its identification and causes. Intellectual disability is defined as sub-average intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behaviors that originate before age 18. It can be identified based on factors such as communication delays and difficulty solving problems. Causes include genetic/chromosomal abnormalities like Down Syndrome as well as environmental factors like infections during pregnancy. The document also discusses educational programs and classifications of intellectual disability based on IQ levels.
The document discusses reinforcement and its role in operant conditioning and behavior analysis. There are two types of reinforcement - positive reinforcement, which involves adding a reward to increase a desired behavior, and negative reinforcement, which involves removing an undesired stimulus to increase a behavior. Proper application of reinforcement in the classroom involves providing a safe, orderly environment with clear rules to facilitate learning. Both positive and negative reinforcement can be used effectively in the classroom if applied appropriately.
Operant conditioning is a theory of learning that focuses on how environmental interactions influence behavior. B.F. Skinner developed operant conditioning which explains that behaviors are strengthened or weakened based on consequences. There are four principles of operant conditioning: immediacy of consequences, deprivation and satiation, contingency between behavior and consequence, and effectiveness being determined by size of consequence. Reinforcement and punishment are used to shape behaviors through positive or negative consequences.
this PPT tries to give a detailed explanation of Piaget's early life and his theory of cognitive development. It also give a short account of where he went wrong.
This document discusses emotional development from infancy through childhood. It defines emotions and outlines their key characteristics. Emotional development refers to the ability to recognize, express, and manage feelings at different stages of life. The document describes common emotional patterns in childhood like fear, anger, and joy. It also outlines Bridge's chart, which shows the approximate ages at which different emotions first appear in children from 3 months to 5 years old. Factors that can influence a child's emotional development include their health, intelligence, family environment, and school atmosphere.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. He placed great importance on children's education. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the sensorimotor stage occurs from birth to age 2, where infants learn about the world through senses and interactions. During this stage, object permanence develops as children understand that objects still exist even when they can't be seen.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive development in children. He proposed that children progress through four distinct stages as they interact with their environment: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. During each stage, children demonstrate new intellectual abilities and ways of thinking as their cognitive abilities become more complex. Piaget's theory of cognitive development was highly influential and laid the foundation for constructivist theories of learning.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who spent decades studying children's cognitive development and is best known for his theory of cognitive development. Some key points of his theory include:
- He identified 4 main stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
- He believed that knowledge is constructed by learners through hands-on experiences and interactions with the environment.
- Important concepts in his theory include schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibrium, and disequilibrium which describe how children incorporate new information and experiences into their existing understanding of the world.
- His work has had a large influence on constructivist approaches in education which aim to actively engage students in
Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning was discovered accidentally when studying digestion in dogs. He found that by pairing a neutral stimulus (a bell) with an unconditioned stimulus of food, the dog would learn to associate the bell with food and display the unconditioned response of salivation upon hearing the bell alone. This showed that learning can occur through associating stimuli, forming conditioned responses to previously neutral stimuli. The theory explains the acquisition of conditioned responses, and their later extinction or potential spontaneous recovery.
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of DevelopmentGerard Tolero
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development states that cognitive development is a product of social interactions and culture. It claims that social learning precedes development and that language plays a key role in cognitive development. The theory emphasizes the role of culture and social interaction, highlighting the role of mentors and the zone of proximal development, which is the difference between what a child can do independently and with guidance.
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who developed theories about cognitive development between 1896-1934. He believed that social interaction and language play a fundamental role in cognitive development. Vygotsky proposed that learning occurs in the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which is the difference between what a child can do independently and what they can do with guidance from a More Knowledgeable Other (MKO). Private speech, or self-talk, helps children plan activities and strategies to aid their development according to Vygotsky.
This document summarizes different theories of second language acquisition, including:
1) The "in-the-head view" proposed by Chomsky and Krashen that language is innate versus Piaget's view that knowledge emerges through interaction with the environment.
2) The "between-heads view" of Long and Vygotsky that language is acquired through social interaction and negotiation of meaning.
3) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory which emphasizes that cognitive development occurs through social interaction within a cultural context, such as family or classroom.
Language development begins early in life through acquiring language from those speaking around infants. Children's language moves from simple to complex, starting without words but developing the ability to discriminate speech sounds by age 4 months. By their second birthday, toddlers use structures like action+agent and action+object, and they begin to interpret the subject+verb+object structure of English. Preschoolers actively analyze language, formulating rules and hypotheses to continue learning more complex structures and vocabulary.
This document discusses insightful learning, also known as insight learning. Insightful learning involves understanding relationships between parts of a problem rather than trial and error. Wolfgang Kohler conducted experiments observing insightful learning in animals. Insightful learning can result in an "aha moment" or "eureka" experience. It depends on factors like intelligence, learning situation, and initial efforts. Insightful learning involves higher mental processes and sudden understanding, while trial and error learning is gradual habit formation through chance. Kohler's experiment showed insightful learning results from perceiving relationships and restructuring perceptions to find solutions.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive development in children. He observed his own children from infancy and developed a four stage model: sensorimotor (birth to age 2), preoperational (ages 2 to 7), concrete operational (ages 7 to 11), and formal operational (age 11 and up). In each stage, children develop new cognitive abilities as they interact with the world, such as object permanence, language development, logical thinking, and abstract reasoning. Piaget believed cognitive development was driven by biological maturation and environmental experiences that create challenges for children's understanding.
Social Development Theory is Lev Vygotsky's theory that social interaction and learning precedes development. It asserts that cognitive development occurs through socialization rather than individual experience. A key concept is the Zone of Proximal Development, defined as the difference between what a learner can do independently and with guidance. Within the ZPD, learning occurs through interaction with a More Knowledgeable Other, such as a teacher, parent, or peer. Scaffolding refers to support provided by the MKO to help learners perform tasks until they can do so independently.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive development in children. He believed that children construct understanding through experiences with their environment. Piaget studied his own children and described four stages of intellectual development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. His work established child psychology as a field and influenced the areas of psychology, education, and genetics. Piaget held many academic positions and founded the International Center for Genetic Epistemology, directing it until his death in 1980.
This document discusses underachievement in gifted students. It defines underachievement as a discrepancy between a student's potential or ability and their actual performance. Early identification and intervention is important to prevent chronic underachievement patterns. Underachievers can be identified through intelligence, achievement, and observational data. Common characteristics include low self-esteem, unrealistic goals, and ineffective problem-solving approaches. Family dynamics like unsupportive or threatening parents can also contribute to underachievement. The document provides strategies for teachers to help reverse underachievement through supporting students' strengths and interests.
This document defines intellectual disability and provides information about its identification and causes. Intellectual disability is defined as sub-average intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behaviors that originate before age 18. It can be identified based on factors such as communication delays and difficulty solving problems. Causes include genetic/chromosomal abnormalities like Down Syndrome as well as environmental factors like infections during pregnancy. The document also discusses educational programs and classifications of intellectual disability based on IQ levels.
The document discusses reinforcement and its role in operant conditioning and behavior analysis. There are two types of reinforcement - positive reinforcement, which involves adding a reward to increase a desired behavior, and negative reinforcement, which involves removing an undesired stimulus to increase a behavior. Proper application of reinforcement in the classroom involves providing a safe, orderly environment with clear rules to facilitate learning. Both positive and negative reinforcement can be used effectively in the classroom if applied appropriately.
Operant conditioning is a theory of learning that focuses on how environmental interactions influence behavior. B.F. Skinner developed operant conditioning which explains that behaviors are strengthened or weakened based on consequences. There are four principles of operant conditioning: immediacy of consequences, deprivation and satiation, contingency between behavior and consequence, and effectiveness being determined by size of consequence. Reinforcement and punishment are used to shape behaviors through positive or negative consequences.
this PPT tries to give a detailed explanation of Piaget's early life and his theory of cognitive development. It also give a short account of where he went wrong.
This document discusses emotional development from infancy through childhood. It defines emotions and outlines their key characteristics. Emotional development refers to the ability to recognize, express, and manage feelings at different stages of life. The document describes common emotional patterns in childhood like fear, anger, and joy. It also outlines Bridge's chart, which shows the approximate ages at which different emotions first appear in children from 3 months to 5 years old. Factors that can influence a child's emotional development include their health, intelligence, family environment, and school atmosphere.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. He placed great importance on children's education. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the sensorimotor stage occurs from birth to age 2, where infants learn about the world through senses and interactions. During this stage, object permanence develops as children understand that objects still exist even when they can't be seen.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive development in children. He proposed that children progress through four distinct stages as they interact with their environment: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. During each stage, children demonstrate new intellectual abilities and ways of thinking as their cognitive abilities become more complex. Piaget's theory of cognitive development was highly influential and laid the foundation for constructivist theories of learning.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who spent decades studying children's cognitive development and is best known for his theory of cognitive development. Some key points of his theory include:
- He identified 4 main stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
- He believed that knowledge is constructed by learners through hands-on experiences and interactions with the environment.
- Important concepts in his theory include schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibrium, and disequilibrium which describe how children incorporate new information and experiences into their existing understanding of the world.
- His work has had a large influence on constructivist approaches in education which aim to actively engage students in
Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning was discovered accidentally when studying digestion in dogs. He found that by pairing a neutral stimulus (a bell) with an unconditioned stimulus of food, the dog would learn to associate the bell with food and display the unconditioned response of salivation upon hearing the bell alone. This showed that learning can occur through associating stimuli, forming conditioned responses to previously neutral stimuli. The theory explains the acquisition of conditioned responses, and their later extinction or potential spontaneous recovery.
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of DevelopmentGerard Tolero
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development states that cognitive development is a product of social interactions and culture. It claims that social learning precedes development and that language plays a key role in cognitive development. The theory emphasizes the role of culture and social interaction, highlighting the role of mentors and the zone of proximal development, which is the difference between what a child can do independently and with guidance.
Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who developed theories about cognitive development between 1896-1934. He believed that social interaction and language play a fundamental role in cognitive development. Vygotsky proposed that learning occurs in the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which is the difference between what a child can do independently and what they can do with guidance from a More Knowledgeable Other (MKO). Private speech, or self-talk, helps children plan activities and strategies to aid their development according to Vygotsky.
This document summarizes different theories of second language acquisition, including:
1) The "in-the-head view" proposed by Chomsky and Krashen that language is innate versus Piaget's view that knowledge emerges through interaction with the environment.
2) The "between-heads view" of Long and Vygotsky that language is acquired through social interaction and negotiation of meaning.
3) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory which emphasizes that cognitive development occurs through social interaction within a cultural context, such as family or classroom.
Language development begins early in life through acquiring language from those speaking around infants. Children's language moves from simple to complex, starting without words but developing the ability to discriminate speech sounds by age 4 months. By their second birthday, toddlers use structures like action+agent and action+object, and they begin to interpret the subject+verb+object structure of English. Preschoolers actively analyze language, formulating rules and hypotheses to continue learning more complex structures and vocabulary.
Psychology for Social Workers / Human Service Professionals / NursesSrinivasan Rengasamy
This presentation covers the entire syllabus of Psychology for Social Workers Paper followed in Social Work Course in many of the Indian Universities and Colleges. This presentation is also relevant for nursing students and those who are preparing for their civil services exams in India
The document summarizes Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which outlines 4 stages: sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational. The sensory-motor stage culminates in symbolic representation and object permanence. In the pre-operational stage, children can use symbols but lack logical operations. They fail conservation tasks and think egocentrically and intuitively rather than logically. This stage reflects a general characteristic in children's thinking at this age.
Human Development-Chapter 7-Physical Development of Infantsbartlettfcs
This document provides an overview of physical development in infants during the first year. It discusses growth in areas such as weight, length, motor skills, senses, and health. The development follows basic patterns from head to toe, near to far, and simple to complex movements. Caregivers can support healthy development by meeting nutritional needs, ensuring safety, responding to cries, and attending regular checkups.
School Age Speech and Language DevelopmentRosie Amstutz
This document provides an overview of language development and literacy in school-aged children. It discusses that children in this age range are in the initial reading and fluency developmental stages. It outlines key milestones like increasing vocabulary, comprehension skills, and the ability to clarify ambiguities. The document also discusses disorders that can impact language development, strategies to support different learners, and shifts in language input and metalinguistic skills during this period.
Lecture 13:Language development in children- Dr.Reem AlSabahAHS_student
Language development in children occurs through innate abilities and learning processes. Children progress through universal stages of language acquisition, starting with babbling and first words around 1 year of age. The years from 2-6 are a sensitive period for learning language skills like vocabulary and grammar. Reading aloud to young children supports language development and emergent literacy skills like phonological awareness that are important for learning to read.
Jean Piaget proposed four stages of cognitive development:
(1) Sensorimotor stage from birth to age 2 where children learn through senses and motor skills;
(2) Preoperational stage from ages 2 to 7 where children think intuitively but cannot mentally manipulate information;
(3) Concrete operational stage from ages 7 to 11 where children can think logically about concrete events;
(4) Formal operational stage from age 11 onward where children develop abstract reasoning and can consider hypothetical situations.
Piaget's theory focused on how children construct an understanding of their world through interactions and experiences.
Physical development of infants and toddlerhoodNaomi Gimena
The document discusses physical development in infants and toddlers. It covers topics like cephalocaudal and proximodistal growth, height and weight changes, brain development including myelination, motor development from reflexes to gross and fine motor skills, and sensory and perceptual development in the five senses. Key points are that an infant's brain grows rapidly in the first two years and connections are pruned based on experiences, gross motor skills progress from lifting heads to walking, and fine motor skills allow precise hand and finger coordination.
1. Growth and development refers to the changes that occur during an individual's lifecycle from conception to death. It encompasses physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes.
2. Studying growth and development allows one to understand typical behaviors and abilities at different ages, assess developmental norms, identify potential problems, and provide comprehensive care for children.
3. The main stages of growth and development are prenatal, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and late childhood/adolescence. Rapid physical and cognitive development occurs during infancy from birth to 12 months.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who studied childhood development and learning. He observed that children's cognitive development occurs in four distinct stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Each stage is characterized by developing skills and ways of thinking. Piaget's theory emphasizes how children actively construct their own knowledge through hands-on learning and interacting with the environment. His work has provided insights into how children learn best at different ages.
During the first year of life, infants experience significant physical, cognitive, linguistic, and emotional growth and development. Caregivers monitor an infant's physical growth through regular checkups and maintaining a growth chart. Infants develop motor skills and learn to grasp objects and sit up on their own. Establishing routines for sleeping, eating, and playtime is important for development. Infants begin to understand language and may say their first words by the end of the year. Their brains grow rapidly, so interaction and reading are encouraged over excessive TV time. Caregivers should ensure infant safety by maintaining a secure environment, using approved car seats correctly, and preventing hazards like choking, burns, and falls. When infants are sick or hospitalized
Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive DevelopmentKelly McGrail
Piaget's theory of cognitive development outlines 4 stages of development: sensorimotor (birth-2 years), preoperational (2-7 years), concrete operational (7-11 years), and formal operational (12 years and up). The stages are characterized by the development of object permanence, representational thought, logical reasoning, and abstract thought. Children with cognitive disabilities may not progress through all the stages. Down syndrome is provided as an example of a cognitive disability where individuals often do not complete all stages of Piaget's theory.
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development outlines four stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. The sensorimotor stage from birth to age 2 involves developing object permanence through interacting with the environment. During the preoperational stage from ages 2 to 7, children can use symbols and language but still cannot perform logical operations. Piaget found that preoperational children fail conservation tasks because they cannot apply the logical principles of reversibility, compensation, and identity.
This document provides an outline of Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
1. The sensorimotor stage occurs from birth to age 2 as infants learn through senses and physical interaction with objects.
2. The preoperational stage from ages 2 to 7 is characterized by the development of symbolic thought and egocentric beliefs.
3. During the concrete operational stage from ages 7 to 11, children can classify and logically think about concrete phenomena.
4. In the formal operational stage from age 11 onward, abstract thinking and logical reasoning about hypothetical scenarios emerges.
Jean Piaget was a developmental psychologist who studied how children's cognitive abilities develop. He identified 4 stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor (birth to age 2), preoperational (ages 2 to 7), concrete operational (ages 7 to 11), and formal operational (ages 11 and up). Each stage is characterized by developing new cognitive abilities through the processes of assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration as the child adapts to their environment. Piaget's theory provides insights into how children's thinking evolves as they mature.
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss psychologist who studied childhood development and proposed a theory of cognitive development. He believed that children think differently than adults and develop through four distinct stages - sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. At each stage, children construct an understanding of the world through processes of assimilation and accommodation of new experiences into their existing mental frameworks called schemas. Piaget's theory revolutionized understandings of childhood development and learning.
Cognitive development of infants and toddlersREYBETH RACELIS
During the sensorimotor stage from birth to age 2, infants' cognitive development involves learning through their senses and motor skills. They progress from simple reflexes to more complex skills like object permanence, means-end understanding, and symbolic thought. Piaget's theory describes 6 substages as infants learn to coordinate vision, grasping, and other abilities to explore the world and mentally represent problems. By 18-24 months, infants can imitate behaviors and engage in pretend play using internal mental representations.
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that intelligence changes as children grow. A child's cognitive development is not just about acquiring knowledge, the child has to develop or construct a mental model of the world.
Cognitive development occurs through the interaction of innate capacities and environmental events, and children pass through a series of stages.
Jean Piaget was a developmental psychologist who studied how children's cognitive abilities develop. He identified 4 stages of cognitive development: sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Piaget believed that children actively construct knowledge through interactions with their environment using processes like assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. His theory emphasizes that cognitive development progresses in a fixed order and is dependent on children's experiences at each stage of development. Piaget's theory has significantly influenced modern education by informing how curricula are structured based on children's cognitive abilities at different ages.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who studied childhood development and proposed four stages of cognitive development. He studied his own children's intellectual development from infancy and developed theories on how children learn. The four stages are: 1) Sensorimotor stage (birth to age 2) where children learn through senses and motor skills without using symbols; 2) Preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7) where children think intuitively but cannot mentally manipulate information; 3) Concrete operational stage (ages 7 to 11) where logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete objects occurs; and 4) Formal operational stage (age 11 and up) where abstract reasoning and logical types of thought become possible.
Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles
This course deals with the study of the patterns of human development especially focusing on the cognitive, biological, social, moral and emotional development of the child and adolescent learners.
PIAGET COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY BY MASTERS IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING STUDENTReejan Paudel
This document summarizes a seminar on Piaget's cognitive theory of development. It introduces Piaget and his background in zoology and interest in psychology. It describes the four main principles of Piaget's theory: maturation, experience, social transmission, and equilibrium. It then discusses the key concepts of Piaget's theory, including schemas/organization, assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration. Finally, it outlines Piaget's four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages. It provides details on the characteristics of children at each stage.
Stages of Cognitive Development - J. PiagetMelvin Jacinto
Piaget's theory proposes four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. Each stage involves new reasoning abilities. The sensorimotor stage involves learning through senses and actions from birth to age 2. The preoperational stage from ages 2 to 7 involves using symbols but not yet logically. The concrete operational stage from ages 7 to 11 involves logical thinking about concrete objects. The formal operational stage from age 12 involves abstract logical thinking.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development consists of 4 stages: the sensorimotor stage (birth to age 2), the preoperational stage (ages 2 to 7), the concrete operational stage (ages 7 to 11), and the formal operational stage (ages 11 to adulthood). During each stage, children build cognitive structures through assimilation and accommodation as they interact with the world. Piaget believed cognitive development is driven by equilibration as children progress from one stage to the next with more advanced logical thinking abilities.
The document describes Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development in children. It discusses Piaget's four main stages of development: sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational stage, and formal operational stage. The key aspects of each stage are outlined, including examples of Piaget's studies that helped develop his understanding of children's cognitive abilities at different ages.
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5. Genetic Epistemology: A
constructivist theory
• No innate ideas...not a nativist theory.
• Nor is the child a “tabula rasa” with the
“real” world out there waiting to be
discovered.
• Instead, mind is constructed through
interaction with the environment; what is
real depends on how developed one’s
knowledge is.
6.
7. How does Piaget describe
developmental change?
• Development occurs in stages, with a
qualitative shift in the organization and
complexity of cognition at each stage.
• Thus, children not simply slower, or less
knowledgeable than adults instead, they
understand the world in a qualitatively
different way.
• Stages form an invariant sequence.
10. WHAT develops?- Cognitive
structures
• Cognitive structures are the means by
which experience is interpreted and
organized: reality very much in the eye of
the beholder
• Early on, cognitive structures are quite
basic, and consist of reflexes like sucking
and grasping.
• Piaget referred to these structures as
schemes.
11. • Schemes- Strategies used to understand a
particular situation
• Organized ways of making sense of
experience
• Changes with age
• 2 types of schemes: Sensorimotor schemes,
or actions AND Cognitive schemes or
concepts.
12. HOW do cognitive structures
develop?- Cognitive Processes
• Adaptation and Organization
• Through assimilation and accomodation.
• Assimilation: The incorporation of new
experiences into existing structures.
• Accommodation: The changing of an old
structures so that new experiences can be
processed.
• Assimilation is conservative, while
accommodation is progressive.
13. Why accommodate?
• Normally, the mind is in a state of
equilibrium: existing structures are stable,
and assimilation is mostly occurring.
• However, a discrepant experience can lead
to disequilibrium or cognitive “instability”
• Child forced to accommodate existing
structures.
14.
15. Active view of development
• Child as scientist
• Mental structures intrinsically active
constantly being applied to experience
• Leads to curiosity and the desire to know
• Development proceeds as the child actively
refines his/her knowledge of the world
through many “small experiments”
16. Instructional learning viewed as
relatively unimportant
• Teachers should not try to transmit
knowledge, but should provide
opportunities for discovery
• Child needs to construct or reinvent
knowledge adult knowledge cannot be
formally communicated to the child
• Limited importance of socio-cultural
context; importance of peer interaction.
17.
18.
19. Piaget
• Sensorimotor Stage
– Newborn uses reflexes to understand world
– Eventually - mental representation
• Object Permanence
• A, not B, error – 8 to 12 month-olds search for an
object in the place where they last found it (A)
rather than in its new hiding place (B).
– Symbolic Capacity
20. II: The Sensorimotor Period
(0-2 years)
• Only some basic motor reflexes grasping,
sucking, eye movements, orientation to
sound, etc
• By exercising and coordinating these basic
reflexes, infant develops intentionality and
an understanding of object permanence.
21. II: The Sensorimotor Period
(0-2 years)
• Intentionality refers to the ability to act in a
goal-directed manner in other words, to
do one thing in order that something else
occurs.
• Requires an understanding of cause and
effect
22. II: The Sensorimotor Period
(0-2 years)
• Object permanence refers to the
understanding that objects continue to exist
even when no longer in view.
• Need to distinguish between an action and
the thing acted on.
23.
24. Stage 1 (0-1 month)
• Stage of reflex activity.
• Many reflexes like reaching, grasping
sucking all operating independently.
• Objects like "sensory pictures".
• Subjectivity and objectivity fused.
• Schemes activated by chance: No
intentionality.
25. Stage 2 (1-4 months)
• Stage of Primary Circular Reactions.
• Infant’s behaviour, by chance, leads to an
interesting result & is repeated.
• Circular: repetition.
• Primary: centre on infant's own body.
• Example: thumb-sucking.
26. Object concept at stage 2
• Passive expectation: if object disappears,
infant will continue looking to the location
where it disappeared, but will not search.
• In the infant mind, the existence of the
object still very closely tied to schemes
applied to experience
27. Intentions at stage 2
• Intentionality beginning to emerge: infant
can now self-initiate certain schemes (e.g.,
thumb-sucking)
28. Stage 3 (4-8 months)
• Stage of Secondary Circular Reactions
• Repetition of simple actions on external
objects.
• Example: bang a toy to make a noise.
29. Intentionality at stage 3
• Poor understanding of the connection
between causes and effect limits their
ability to act intentionality.
• “Magical causality” accidentally
banging toy makes many interesting things
happen
30. Object concept at stage 3
• Visual anticipation.
• If infant drops an object, and it disappears,
the infant will visually search for it.
• Will also search for partially hidden objects
• But will not search for completely hidden
objects.
31. Stage 4 (8-12 months)
• Co-ordination of secondary circular
reactions.
• Secondary schemes combined to create new
action sequences.
32. Intentionality at Stage 4
• First appearance of intentional or in
Piaget’s terms, means-end behavior.
• Infant learns to use one secondary scheme
(e.g., pulling a towel) in order that another
secondary scheme can be activated (e.g.,
reaching and grasping a toy)
33. Object concept at stage 4
• Infant will search for hidden objects.
• Does infant understand the object as
something that exists separate from the
scheme applied to find the object?
• No. Evidence?
• A not B error.
34. For Piaget, the error reflected an inability to represent objects
independently of their sensory-motor interactions with those
objects (a lack of the so-called object concept).
POOR MEMORY
Task is easier if locations are very distinct
CAN’T RESIST THE FIRST LOCATION
Reach to A even when object is visible at B
Babies look to B first, but reach to A
44. A not B error
• Infant continues to search at the first hiding
location after object is hidden in the new
location.
• Object still subjectively understood.
• Object remains associated with a previously
successful scheme.
45. Stage 5 (12-18 months)
• Stage of Tertiary Circular Reactions-
Discovery through Active Experimentation
• Actions varied in an experimental fashion.
• Pursuit of novelty
• New means are discovered.
• Limited to physical actions taken on objects
• Imitation appears
46. Object concept at stage 5.
• Can solve A not B.
• Cannot solve A not B with invisible
displacement (Example from Piaget).
47. Stage 5 and invisible
displacement
• Can only imagine the object as existing
where it was last hidden.
• Invisible displacement requires the infant to
mentally calculate the new location of the
object.
48. Stage 6 (18-24 months)
• Can solve object search with invisible
displacement.
• Infants now mentally represent physically
absent objects.
• Understands object as something that exists
independently of sensory-motor action.
49. Stage 6 (18-24 months)
• Sensori-motor period culminates with the
emergence of the Symbolic function
• An idea or mental image is used to stand-in
for a perceptually absent object
• Deferred imitation
51. The second study to ask whether infants make inferences about
occluded objects comes from Renee Baillargeon. This is a
habituation/dishabituation study again. In this study, infants were
shown a screen that rotates 180 degrees. They were habituated to
the screens movement. Next, a block was placed placed behind
the screen.
Finally, they were shown one of two test events: one was possible
w/ an object concept the other was impossible.
In this possible event. In this event the screen stopped upon
reaching the block. Which two tenets of the objects concept is this
consistent with? (permanence, independence from other objects)
In the impossible event the screen appeared to rotate through the
object.
Possible event = more novel than impossible event
53. Classification
This grouping is by shape and size and color. It is
multiple classification. The child has to think of three
dimensions at once. In what stage could the child do this?
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54. Summary
• Sensory-motor period culminates in the
emergence of symbolic representation.
• Object permanence understood.
• Basic means-ends skills have emerged.
56. III: The pre-operational period
• Symbolic thought without operations.
• Operations: logical principles that are
applied to symbols rather than objects.
• 3 examples: reversibility, compensation,
and identity
• Extraordinary increase in mental
representational activity.
• Language Development- a product of
cognitive development
57. Conservation of Length
The preoperational child would say the one on
the top is longer. Pre-operational children
base their concepts on perception, not logic.
58. Conservation of Length
Are all of these lines the same length? Is one longer?
What would the pre-operational child say?
61. Both have the same area of green.
Preoperational children rely on perception and
think the one on the right has more.
62. Conservation of Number
Do these two rows have the same number of balls?
Do these two rows have the same number of balls?
Which has more?
63. Conservation of Number
Pre-operational children think the row on the
bottom has more. Later they develop
one-to-one correspondence.
They understand there is one for this
one, one for that one, and one for that one, etc.
64. • In the absence of operations, thinking is
governed more by appearance than logical
necessity.
• Why Preoperational? – A mental operation
involves logical thought and children at this
stage haven’t acquired the ability to think
logically.
• 2 subperiods-
The Preconceptual Period (2-4 yrs)
The Intuitive Period (4-7 yrs)
65. • Language and Thought- Rapid increase in
language use an outcome of the child’s
developing ability to use symbols
• Make Believe Play- through pretending young
children practice and strengthen newly
acquired representational schemes
• Imaginative, bonding with peer, it is a
representation & so it improves their
representative activity & they can understand
that one thing can be represented in different
ways.
66. - Becomes increasingly detached from real
life conditions
- Less self centered with age
- More complex scheme combinations
• Benefits of Make Believe
• Drawings-
- Scribbles
- Representational shapes and forms
- More realistic
68. The Preconceptual Period
• Concept- an abstract idea based on grouping objects by
common properties
• Pre concepts: immature concepts held by children
• Egocentrism
• Animistic thinking {child feels inanimate objects have
feelings}
• Syncretic Reasoning {making errors of reasoning by trying
to link ideas that are not always related, eg mother goes to
market and come back with a baby, so next time if the
mother goes to market, she will get another baby}
• Transductive Reasoning
69. THE INTUITIVE PERIOD
• Inability to Conserve
• Understanding is perception bound
• Centration- focus on central aspect, focus only on 1 aspect at a time}
• State vs. Tranformations {Transformations relating different states ignored}
• Irreversibility {the operations are only in 1 direction, eg. You have a sister,
yes; does she has a brother.}
• Lack of Hierarchical Classifications {Eg. 16 flowers shown, out of which 14
yellow, 2 red; so are there more yellow flowers or more flowers?, the child
says yellow flowers
Piaget called it ‘intuitive’ because the child{4-7 yrs) employ certain mental
operations like classification etc, and does not seem to be aware of the principles
used.
Q.Why do clouds move?
A. Because they are pulled when people walk.
78. • Why do pre-operational children fail
problems of conservation?
• Because their thinking is not governed by
principles of reversibility, compensation
and identity
Pre-operational thinking and
problems of conservation
80. Pre-operational thinking and
problems of conservation
Compensation: A decrease
in the height of the new
container is compensated by
an increase in its width
82. • Why do pre-operational children fail
problems of conservation?
• Because their thinking is not governed by
principles of reversibility, compensation
and identity
• If children applied these principles, they
would conclude liquid is conserved
Pre-operational thinking and
problems of conservation
83. Characteristics of Pre-Operational
Thinking
• Not governed by logical operations
• Consequently, it appears egocentric (e.g., 3
mountains task) and intuitive (e.g.,
conservation tasks)
89. IV: Concrete operational thinking
(7-12 years)
• Qualitatively different reasoning in
conservation problems.
• Flexible and decentered.
• Co-ordination of multiple dimensions.
• Logical vs. empirical problem solving.
• Reversibility.
• Awareness of transformations.
90. IV: Concrete operational thinking
(7-12 years)
• Physical operations now internalized and
have become cognitive
• Still, logic directed at physical or concrete
problems
91. Operational Thought
• Conservation
• Decentration- {the child can take into account both height
and weight}
• Reversibility ( subtract and add can be done}
• Hierarchical Classification
• Seriation
• Transitive inference
• Spatial reasoning- Distance, Time & Speed and Directions
• Cognitive Maps
92. Limitations of Concrete Operational
Thought
• Abstract Ideas- can do better with abstract
• Horizontal Decalage- child does not neatly move from one
stage to another & might not master some or few
situations.
• Attainment of the earlier concept is essential for
development of the one of greater abstraction.
• Increasing age is essential for progress from one concept to
the next.- as age increases, brain development also
increases.
93. Horizontal decalage
• Different conservation problems solved at
different ages.
• Some claim it is a threat to Piaget’s domain
general view of cognitive development
• Example: volume vs mass
• But, invariant sequence observed.
94. V: Formal operations
• Thought no longer applied strictly to
concrete problems.
• Directed inward: thought becomes the
object of thought.
• Advances in use of deductive and inductive
logic
95. V: Formal operations
• Deductive thought in period of concrete
operations confined to familiar everyday
experience: “If Sam steals Tim’s toy, then
how will Tim feel?”
• Formal operations: “If we could eliminate
injustice, would the world live in peace?”
• Thinking goes beyond experience, more
abstract
96.
97. Inductive reasoning
• Example: Pendulum problem
• Scientific thinking: from specific
observations to general conclusions through
hypothesis-testing
103. VI: Evaluating Piaget
• Difficult.
• An enormous theory.
• Covers many ages and issues in
development.
104. Strengths
• Active rather than passive view of the child.
• Revealed important invariants in cognitive
development.
• Errors informative.
• Perceptual-motor learning rather than
language important for development.
• Tasks.
107. Performance
• Energy level, interest, attention, language
skills, motivation etc.
• Factors that effect the expression of a
competence.
108. Competence-performance
distinction.
• Piaget attributed infants success (or lack of
success) to competence.
• However, he gave no consideration to
performance factors that may have
constrained the expression of knowledge.
• Example: A not B
109. Performance-competence
distinction and A not B
• A not B errors thought to indicate poor
understanding of objects.
• However, motor components of the task
may constrain the expression of infants
knowledge.
• Example: Baillergeon.
• Object permanence observed in 5 month-
olds using a looking time task.
110. Other examples
• Borke (1975) & the 3 mountains task.
• Bruner (1966) & the liquid conservation
task.
• More detailed task analysis required.
111. Stages?
• Stage like progression only observed if one
assumes a bird-eye view.
• Closer inspection reveals more continuous
changes (Siegler, 1988).
112. Summary
• Piaget’s theory is wide-ranging and
influential.
• Source of continued controversy.
• People continue to address many of the
questions he raised, but using different
methods and concepts.
Editor's Notes
The second study to ask whether infants make inferences about occluded objects comes from Renee Baillargeon. This is a habituation/dishabituation study again. In this study, infants were shown a screen that rotates 180 degrees. They were habituated to the screens movement. Next, a block was placed placed behind the screen.
Finally, they were shown one of two test events: one was possible w/ an object concept the other was impossible.
In this possible event. In this event the screen stopped upon reaching the block. Which two tenets of the objects concept is this consistent with? (permeance, independence from other objects)
In the impossible event the screen appeared to rotate through the object.
Possible event = more novel than impossible event