INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN

This subject presents an overview of the develop ent of intellectual abilities! Children are not little adults! Until the" reach the a#e of $% or so the" are not capable of reasonin# as an adult! The followin# infor ation is based on the wor& of 'ean (ia#et! He was not a ps"cholo#ist! He was a develop ental biolo#ist who devoted his life to closel" observin# and recordin# the intellectual abilities of infants) children and adolescents! The sta#es of intellectual develop ent for ulated b" (ia#et appear to be related to ajor develop ents in brain #rowth! The hu an brain is not full" developed until late adolescence or in the case of ales so eti es earl" adulthood! *e often e+pect children to thin& li&e adults when the" are not "et capable of doin# so! It is i portant that parents &now what to e+pect fro their child as the" develop and to be sure that the e+pectations the" a" have for their child at a #iven a#e are realistic!

How do infants and "oun# children ac,uire &nowled#e about the world-

*e will e+a ine children.s understandin# of the ph"sical world) ps"cholo#ical &inds) biolo#ical entities) nu ber) objects) and space!

OBJECTIVE: The ajor ai s of this course are to ac,uaint the student with various approaches to the stud" of co#nitive develop ent and to fa iliari/e the student with nor al

patterns of children.s thin&in# fro infanc" throu#h adolescence! Individual differences in children.s thin&in# will also be investi#ated! Student.s abilities to appl" develop ental concepts and their &nowled#e of nor al co#nitive develop ent and individual differences in children.s thin&in# will be evaluated via three objective and essa" e+a s and b" co pletin# three s all 0studies!0

LEARNING OUTCOME: Identif" the basis of co#nitive develop ent Describe and justif" the co ponents of co#nitive curriculu Distin#uish the approach and techni,ues of teachin# co#nitive co ponents De onstrate the activities of learnin# and teachin# of co#nitive co ponents 1ssess and evaluate the teachin# and learnin# activities of co#nitive co ponents

COURSE CONTENT:
Topic $ Concept of co#nitive learnin# 2 Definition 2 Co#nitive functions 2 (ia#et3s theor" of co#nitive develop ent

2 4"#ots&"3s develop ental and educational ps"cholo#"

Topic 5 Intellectual or#anisation and adaptation 2 Sche a 2 1ssi ilation 2 E,uilibriu 2 1cco odation

2 Co#nitive develop ent and other factors 2 Hereditar" and co#nitive develop ent 2 6unction and structure 2 7otivation

Topic 8 Sensor" otor period 2 Sta#e $ to 9 :;<5= onths>

(eriod of pre<operational thou#ht 2 Develop ent of lan#ua#e 2 ?an#ua#e and thou#ht 2 Sociali/ation of behavior 2 Conversation

Topic = (eriod of concrete operations 2 Difference between concrete operational and pre<operational thou#ht 2 E#o<centris 2 Centration 2 Transfor ation 2 Reversibilit" and socialisation

2 Conservation

Topic % ?o#ical operations 2 Serration 2 Classification 2 Causalit" 2 Ti e and speed(eriod of concrete operations 2 Difference between concrete operational and pre<operational thou#ht 2 E#o<centris 2 Centration 2 Transfor ation 2 Reversibilit" 2 Conservation and socialisation

Topic 9 (eriod of for al operations 2 Characteristics of for al operations o Co binatorial thou#ht o 4erbal proble o H"pothetical proble o Inverse of reciprocals

Topic @ Develop ent of oral reasonin# in the child

2 Children3s concept of rules 2 Children3s concept of l"in# 2 (unish ent and justice 2 *hat pro otes oral reasonin#

Topic A I plication of co#nitive theor" for teachin# 2 Invariance of concept ac,uisitionB when to teach 2 How &nowled#e is ac,uired 2 Individual differences 2 7ethods of assessin# conceptual develop ent 2 Teachin# 2 7otivation ethods and aterialsB How to teach

Topic C Theor" of 7ind I :(erception and Intentionalit">

Topic $; Theor" of 7ind II :Thin&in#) Delief) and (retendin#>

COURSE REQUIREMENTS, PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT, AND EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1! Re,uire ents! $! Class (articipation! 5! Research 1rticleB *ritten Criti,ue E In<class Discussion! 8! Child Observations! =! 6inal E+a ination

D! (erfor ance<Dased 1ssess ents! (articipation in class discussions 5;F Ta&e ho e test :Child Observation> G (la" 5;F 1ssi#n ent G Inclusive Curriculu $;F

Research 1rticleB *ritten Criti,ue E In<class (resentation $;F 6inal E+a ination =;F Total $;;F