FACULTY BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY WITH HONOURS SUBJECT ADBP1203 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY MAY 2022 SEMESTER Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

FACULTY BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY WITH HONOURS SUBJECT ADBP1203 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY MAY 2022 SEMESTER Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development.

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Jean Piaget Biography. WHO IS JEAN PIAGET? • A Swiss biologist and child psychologist • Born on 9th August 1896 in Neuchâtel , Switzerland. • Many studies on children's behavior . • Describe how the human mind builds schemata and implements the process of assimilation and accommodation in making knowledge. • Presenting concepts about child development that have been accepted as a comprehensive theory that covers all cultures and societies. • Died on 17th September 1980 in Geneva..

Introduction of Cognitive Development. What is Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory? According to Jean Piaget, our thinking process changes completely, starting after birth until we reach maturity. Each individual will always try to understand and adapt to the changes in their environment..

Introduction of Cognitive Development. Piaget believed that these incorrect answers revealed significant differences in how children and adults think. Piaget suggested a new set of assumptions concerning the intelligence of children: a) Children think and see the world differently than adults. b) Children do not learn passively; they actively acquire knowledge about their environment. b) Thinking from the perspective of children is the most effective technique to grasp their thinking..

Piaget’s Cognitive Development Stages. Piaget's Cognitive Development Stages Sensorimotor (birth - 2 years old) o heoperational (2 - 7 years old) Concrete Op erational (7 - I I years old) Formal Operational (adolescence - adulthood).

From birth to 18-24 months. Stage of Sensorimotor (Object permanence) Infants explore and learn about their surroundings by using their actions and perceptions. At this stage, cognitive capacities such as representational play, object permanence, postponed imitation, and self-recognition emerge. Infants at this age are solely concerned with the present. They have no memory of this planet. At 8 months, the newborn will grasp the permanence of certain items and will look for them when they are not there..

2. From 2 to 7 years stage. Preoperative period (Symbolic thought) Young children and toddlers have the capacity to internally describe the environment through mental images and language. At this age, children think about things metaphorically. They may make one item, such as an object or a phrase, stand in for something completely different. A youngster is preoccupied with how the world looks rather than how it is. Children do not demonstrate problem-solving or logical reasoning at the preoperative stage..

3. 7 to 11 years stage. Concrete operational stage (Logical thought) At this stage, the children begin to think logically about the specific event. You begin to understand the concept of conservation. I understand that even if the appearance changes, the characteristics do not change. Children at this stage can mentally reverse things. You start thinking about the feelings and thoughts of others and become less selfish. This stage is also called concrete because the children start thinking logically. According to Piaget, this stage is an important turning point in a child's cognitive development, as it is the starting point for operational or logical thinking..

4. Age 12 and above. Formal operational stage (Symbolic reasoning) At this stage, individuals perform concrete operations on things and formal procedures on ideas. Standard logical thinking is free from perceptual and physical barriers. At this stage, adolescents can understand abstract concepts. They can follow any specific argument without considering any particular examples. Adolescents are capable of dealing with hypothetical problems with several possible outcomes. This stage allows the emergence of scientific reasoning, formulating hypotheses and abstract theories as and whenever needed..

Key Concepts Relating to Piaget’s Schema Theory. 1. Schemas - A schema represents the physical and mental acts involved in knowing and comprehending. Schemas are categories of knowledge that help humans comprehend and interpret the world. A existing schema can be expanded to become more sophisticated. In many respects, this is the fundamental nature of learning and teaching..

Key Concepts Relating to Piaget’s Schema Theory. 2. Adaptation - A sort of schema that describes how people comprehend and acquire new information is called adaptation. There are two ways that adaptation might take place, in accordance with Piaget's hypothesis. Assimilation is the process of bringing new knowledge from the outside world into an already established schema. This process is known as adaptation by assimilation. Since people often alter data or experiences to fit their preexisting opinions, this process is regarded to be subjective. When a youngster sees a cat and labels it as a "cat," they are assimilation an animal into their child's cat schema. Accommodation is the process by which people adapt to new knowledge by changing their psychological models to match new facts. It is a further element of change that also encompasses changing..

Key Concepts Relating to Piaget’s Schema Theory. 3. Equilibration – According to Piaget, each child tries to create a balance between accommodation and assimilation, which is only possible by implementing a mechanism called equilibration. As children grow through each stage of cognitive development, it becomes essential to uphold a balance between applying past knowledge (assimilation) and altering attitudes to acquire new knowledge (accommodation). Equilibration assists and demonstrates how children must move from one stage of thinking into the next stage..

Educational Implications of Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory.

Educational Implications of Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory.

Conclusion. The psychology school has benefited greatly from the work of researchers. Jean Piaget and his theory on cognitive development was one of them. One of the key figures in modern child development research is the Swiss biologist, philosopher, psychologist, and educator Jean Piaget. He was also interested in information and how kids learn about the world. This was one of the key justifications for his idea. At its most basic level, Piaget's theory concentrated on the growth of intellect as a result of children's environmental adaptability. Piaget also distinguished three fundamental child developmental processes. Assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration are their names. Children assimilate information by interpreting it such that it makes sense to them and fits into their conceptual framework..