Piaget

Question 1

Who is Piaget? What does he believe?

Answer 1

• Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980)
• Theory of Cognitive
Development
• 4 stages of development
• Children must complete
each stage due to their
mental ability

Question 2

Formal operational (12 years- adult)

Answer 2

The adolescent can reason abstractly and think in hypothetical terms

Question 3

Concrete operational (7-12)

Answer 3

The child can think logically about concrete objects and can thus add and subtract. The child also understands conservation

Question 4

Pre operational (2-6)

Answer 4

The child uses symbols (words and images) to represent objects but does not reason logically. The child also has the ability to pretend during this stage the child is egocentric.

Question 5

Sensorimotor (0-2)

Answer 5

The infant explores the world through direct sensory and motor contact. Object permanence and separation anxiety develop during this stage.

Question 6

Piagets impact on early years practice

Answer 6

Children’s learning is reflected in their logic and the way that they play.
He suggested the role of adults is to observe language and its use and plan around that the learning experiences children then need to progress with language- discovery learning