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Understanding Cognitive Development in Children: Brain Dominance, Thinking Styles, and Teaching Approaches

Explore the cognitive development in children through brain dominance, thinking styles, and teaching approaches. Learn how to identify left brain and right brain characteristics and apply constructivist teaching strategies.

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Understanding Cognitive Development in Children: Brain Dominance, Thinking Styles, and Teaching Approaches

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  1. Chapter 4 Cognitive development

  2. Figure 4.1 The brain  Source: NatthapongSachan/ Shutterstock.com

  3. Figure 4.2 Planning for the study of children’s cognition

  4. 1. I always wear a watch. 2. I keep a diary/filofax/electronic organiser. 3. I believe there is a right and wrong way to do everything. 4. I hate following directions. 5. The expression ‘Life is just a bowl of cherries’ makes no sense to me. 6. I find that sticking to a schedule is boring. 7. I'd rather draw someone a map than tell them how to get somewhere. 8. If I lost something, I'd try to remember where I saw it last. 9. If I don't know which way to turn, I let my emotions guide me. 10. I'm pretty good at maths. 11. If I had to assemble something, I’d read the directions first. 12. I'm always late getting places. 13. Some people think I’m intuitive. 14. Setting goals for myself helps keep me working. When somebody asks me a question, I turn my head to the left. If I have a tough decision to make, I write down the pros and the cons. 17. I'd make a good police detective. 18. I am musically inclined. 19. If I have a problem, I try to work it out by relating it to one I've had in the past. 20. When I talk, I gesture a lot. 21. If someone asks me a question, I turn my head to the right. 22. I believe there are two sides to every story. 23. I can tell if someone is guilty just by looking at them. 24. I keep a ‘to do’ list. 25. I feel comfortable expressing myself with words. 26. Before I take a stand on an issue, I get all the facts. 27. I’ve considered becoming a poet, a politician, an architect or a dancer. 28. I lose track of time easily. 29. If I forgot someone's name, I’d go through the alphabet until I remembered it. 30. I like to draw. 31. When I’m confused, I usually go with my instincts. 32. I have considered becoming a lawyer, journalist or doctor. Left brain – 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 26, 29, 32 Right brain – 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31 Figure 4.3 Which hemisphere dominates?

  5. Figure 4.4 Piaget’s model of cognition Source: Adapted from Davenport, 1994: 132

  6. INSERT REDRAWN FIGURE 4.5 Figure 4.5 Children’s responses to ‘Is it an animal?’ Source: Bell and Freyberg, 1985: 31

  7. Figure 4.6 A model for a constructivist teaching sequence Source: Adapted from Scott, 1987: 9

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