PIAGET COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY

PIAGET zemergence of more and more logical forms of thought and reasoning children invent and construct rules of logic that govern their understanding of the world around them

more on the PIAGET dude Makes specific predictions about how children will develop and function at different ages Research pretty much confirms the initial order of stages However, ages at which different children reach each stage varies greatly

The stages….a la Piaget Sensorimotor Preoperational Concrete operationsl Formal operations

SENSORIMOTOR STAGE AGES 0-2 YEARS stage is essentially the beginning development of feeling or sense based actions. the baby develops an ability to select actions as opposed to simple reflex to things

PREOPERATIONAL STAGE AGES 2-7 YEARS zPre-operational thought is defined as the ability to represent objects and events zsuch as…. z deferred imitation z symbolic play z drawing z spoken language

CONCRETE OPERATIONS AGES 7-12 YEARS za child’s reasoning ability becomes logical and fully reversible zreversibility for Piaget is the most clearly defined element of intelligence z Reversibility refers to the ability to follow a line of reasoning back to where it started.

CONCRETE OPERATIONS zConservation - mass is the same even if it’s a different shape z Begin to move away from ego-centralism z moral reasoning (justice, rules, right wrong) children can begin to explain their logic

FORMAL OPERATIONS AGES 11 TO 14/15 YEARS IDEALSIM zCognitive structures reach maturity…. zDeveloped as well as but not as good as an adults cognitive structure z Characterized by hypothetically and deductive reasoning