1. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Presented by: Caitlin Rife Taylor Hahn

2. Contributions  Curriculum must be planned according to the developmental stage  Instruction must take into account the role of the fundamental concepts and the interactions with the environment (http://www.funderstanding.com/v2/theo ry/piaget-and-the-young-mind/)http://www.funderstanding.com/v2/theo ry/piaget-and-the-young-mind/

3. Main Characteristics  New abilities discovered in each stage of development  Child interaction with environment  4 stages of development:  Sensorimotor  Object Permanence Object Permanence  Preoperational  Concrete operational  Formal operational http://www.busedvetter.com/web%20projects/HT ML%20final%20project-michelle/index.htm

4. Strengths Weaknesses  Basis for child development  Strict age guidelines; not applicable to every child  Children are more competent than Piaget originally thought http://www.gograph.com/stock-illustration/height.html

5. Constructivisim  “Students learn by fitting new information together with what they already know.” (http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/e nvrnmnt/drugfree/sa3const.htm)http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/e nvrnmnt/drugfree/sa3const.htm  You cannot pass onto the next stage without first mastering the concepts of the previous stage

6. Logic Box!! I is in the same column as E which is not in the center column. D is in the row below the row which contains F. A is in the row below the row which contains B. B is not in the first column. E is the same row as F. C is in one of the four corner squares. G is in the square above A. F is in the same row as A, and in the same column as C. E is in the row below the row which contains B. H is in the same row as I, the same column as F, and is in a corner square.

7. Works Cited  http://www.funderstanding.com/v2/theor y/piaget-and-the-young-mind/ http://www.funderstanding.com/v2/theor y/piaget-and-the-young-mind/  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/en vrnmnt/drugfree/sa3const.htm http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/en vrnmnt/drugfree/sa3const.htm  Slavin, Robert E. 2012. Educational Psychology. Pearson Education.