Cognitive Development Theory And Socio-Cultural Theory Flashcards
He was a child prodigy who published his first article in a referred journal at age 11.
Jean Piaget
He observed that young children think in strikingly different ways compared to adults.
Jean Piaget
4 Basic Concepts of Cognitive Development Theory
- Schema
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Equilibrium
The cognitive structure by which individuals intellectually adapt to and organize their environment. ( Stock knowledge).
Schema
The process of fitting new experiences into an existing created schema.
Assimilation
The process of creating a new schema.
Accommodation
Achieving proper balance between assimilation and accommodation.
Equilibrium
4 Stages of Cognitive Development
- Sensorimotor Stage
- Preoperational Stage
- Concrete Operational Stage
- Formal Operational Stage
Stage of Cognitive Development happened (birth to 2 years)
Sensorimotor Stage
Ability attained in this stage where he knows that an object still exists when out of sight.
Object Permanence
Stage of Cognitive Development where senses and motor capabilities are becoming more organized in his movement activity. And suggested at this stage parents should aim to provide a “rich and stimulating environment with appropriate objects to play with”.
Sensorimotor Stage
Stage of Cognitive Development the child begins to use language, represent the word symbolically, egocentric thinking is observed; difficulty seeing things from other point of views, classified objects by single feature i.e. color.
Preoperational Stage (2-7years)
What are the 7 cognitive development highlighted under preoperational Stage.
- Symbolic Function
- Egocentrism
- Centration
- Lack of Conservation
- Irreversibility
- Animism
- Realism
Cognitive Development:
The ability to represent objects and event.
Symbolic Function
A child DRAWS a sun to represent hot. Is an example of what cognitive development?
Symbolic Function
The tendency of a child to only see his point of view and assume that everyone else also has his same point of view.
Egocentrism
When the waiter asked the child what’s his order the child said “ Kagaya kahapon”. Is an example of ______
Egocentrism
The tendency of the child to only focus on one thing or event and exclude other aspects.
Centration