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Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget. Stages of Child Cognitive Development. Piaget’s Background. Piaget saw children as “budding scientists” Originally worked on standardization of IQ test He was intrigued by the children’s incorrect responses Identified stages of thinking that children go through as they develop.

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Jean Piaget

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  1. Jean Piaget Stages of Child Cognitive Development

  2. Piaget’s Background • Piaget saw children as “budding scientists” • Originally worked on standardization of IQ test • He was intrigued by the children’s incorrect responses • Identified stages of thinking that children go through as they develop

  3. An important part of our thinking involves: • Schemas= concepts or “mental molds” into which we pour our experiences • Assimilation= taking in new information and plugging it into our existing schemas • Accommodation = adjusting / modifying our schemas to fit the details of our new experiences

  4. What is your schema of a cat? • Small and furry • Short pointy ears • Long tail • Cute and cuddly What other information might you assimilate into your schema? • Claws • “meow” • Purr

  5. If you saw these animals and were told that they are also cats, how would you modify your schema to accommodate the new experience?

  6. Because of schemas, assimilation, and accommodation, you have developed clear categories or concepts.

  7. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

  8. SENSORIMOTOR STAGE • Birth – 2 years • Behavioral Characteristics: • Lack of language • Separation anxiety • Exploration of the environment • Coordinating senses with motor activity • Object permanence NOT apparent until later in this stage • Language as the primary means of communication marks the end of this stage

  9. Separation Anxiety Object Permanence

  10. PREOPERATIONAL STAGE • 2-7 years • Behavioral Characteristics: • Object permanence fully developed • Lack of conservation skills • “magical” thinking

  11. Lack of conservation skills • How old are children in the preoperational level? • How might you demonstrate a lack of conservation using volume? • What does it mean that preoperational children are “seduced by appearances”?

  12. Egocentrism – Thinking Centered on Self

  13. With a Partner Give an example of egocentrism in preoperational children. Then share with your partner a time when you recently experienced Egocentrism yourself.

  14. Animism – Attributing Life to Inanimate Objects

  15. Artificialism – Assuming that natural events have been fashioned by people

  16. CONCRETE OPERATIONS STAGE • 7-11 years • Behavioral Characteristics: • Conservation skills • Reversibility • Decentering • Hands-on activities necessary for thinking

  17. Concrete Reversibility

  18. Examples of Hands-On Activities

  19. FORMAL OPERATIONS STAGE • 11 years and over • Behavioral Characteristics • Mental trial and error • Hypothetical analysis • Logical Thinking • Use of abstract reasoning

  20. Deductive Reasoning • What stage are each of the children in? • What were the reasons they gave for their answers?

  21. What are the criticisms of Piaget? • Some people never reach the formal operation stage of thinking • People reach these stages at different ages • Some scientists give children more credit for their ability to think than Piaget did • Most scientists agree that Piaget’s work is still worthy of studying.

  22. The End 

  23. Piaget’s Cog. Theory Project • Directions: • Divide your poster paper into 4 sections • Each section should have a label; Sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage andFormal operational stage. • Create a drawing in each section that depicts a child representing that developmental stage. • Use your book and notes to help you. • Be creative: use markers, crayons and colored pencils. • We will present these posters in class, so be ready to explain your drawings and how they represent each stage. • Each member in your group must participate for full credit. • Total possible marks 25 (5 for each stage and 5 for overall)

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