According to Jean Piaget there are 4 stages of cognitive development of human:
1.The sensory-motor stage (0-2 years old)
During this stage, the child learns about himself and his environment through
motor and reflex sections. Thought derives from sensation and movement. The
child learns that he is separate from his environment, and that aspect of the environment
continues to exist, even though they may be outside the reach of his senses. Teaching
for a child in this stage should be into the sensory-motor system.
2.The pre-operational stage (2-7 years
old)
Applying his new knowledge of language, the child begins to use symbols
to represent objects. Early in this stage, he is now better able to think about
things and events that aren’t immediately present. The child has difficulty in
conception of time that is oriented to the present. He takes in information and
then changes it into his mind to fit his ideas. Teaching must take into account
the child’s vivid fantasies and undeveloped sense of time.
3.The concrete operational stage (7-11
years old)
Experiments that confirm Jean Piaget’s theory:
During this stage, accommodation increases. The child develops an
ability to think clearer, to make judgments about concrete or observable
phenomena. In teaching this child, people should give him the opportunity to ask questions,to explain things,to mentally manipulate information.
4.The formal operation stage (11-15
years old)
This stage brings cognition. This person no longer requires concrete
objects to make rational judgments. At this point he is capable of hypothetical
deductive reasoning. Teaching for the adolescent may be wide-ranging because he
will be able to consider many possibilities from several prospective.
Experiments that confirm Jean Piaget’s theory:
Piaget
on Piaget
Explaining his theories with the experiments
that were made to confirm them:
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