Learning Aim A - A2 Intellectual development across the life stages.

Question 1

What are the five important aspects associated with intellectual development.

Answer 1

1. Language development
2. Problem solving - Required to work things out and to make predictions about what might happen.
3. Memory - Required for storing, recalling and retrieving information.
4. Moral development
5. Abstract thoughts and creative thinking are essential for thinking and discussing situations and events that cannot be observed.

Question 2

What are the stages of intellectual development across the life span

Answer 2

A individuals progress their intellectual and cognitive ability increases.

Infancy and early adulthood - Stages of rapid intellectual development

Adolescence to early adulthood - Development of logical thought, problem solving and memory recall skills.

Middle adulthood - Can think through problems and make sound judgements using life experiences

Later adulthood - Changes in the brain can cause short term memory decline and slower thought process.

Question 3

The stages of language development at 3 months

Answer 3

Make babbling noises as they learn to control the muscles associated with speech

Question 4

The stages of language development at around 12 months

Answer 4

Begin to imitate sounds made by carers

Question 5

The stages of language development at around 2 years

Answer 5

Make two word sentences, begin to build their vocabulary

Question 6

The stages of language development at around 3 years

Answer 6

Make simple sentences. This develops in to the ability to ask questions.

Question 7

The stages of language development at around 4 years

Answer 7

Use clear sentences that can be understood by strangers. Can be expected to make some mistakes.

Question 8

The stages of language development at around 5 years

Answer 8

Speak using full grammar. Most children can be expected to use language effectively .

Question 9

How to encourage language development for infants

Answer 9

• Blow bubbles
• Play with puppets
• Look at picture books

Question 10

How to encourage language development for young children

Answer 10

• Take part in group activities
• Share stories and rhymes
• Play word games and riddles

Question 11

How to encourage language development for adolescence

Answer 11

• Discuss ideas
• Take part in group projects
• Read a wide range of books and journals

Question 12

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development

Answer 12

Sensorimotor (0-2) - Infants think by interacting with the world using their senses.

Preoperational (2-7) - Development of language and make believe play takes place.
Children have egocentric thinking

Concrete operational (7-11) - Children’s reasoning becomes logical, providing that the issues are concrete. Will be able to answer questions as long as they can see the object or picture

Formal operational (11-18) - Abstract thinking develops.
Enables them to think through complicated ideas in their heads with out having to see the concrete image