Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Cognitive Development
Jean Piaget
Basic Cognitive Concepts
A. Scheme/Schema
B. Assimilation
C. Accommodation
D. Equilibrium
Stages of Cognitive Development
A. Sensorimotor Stage (Birth 2 years)
1. Object Permanence
2. Problem-solving ability
B. Pre-operational Stage (2-7 years)
1. Use of Symbolic function
2. Egocentrism
3. Centration
4. Inability to reverse operations (Conservation)
5. Animism
6. Transductive Reasoning
C. Concrete Operational Stage (7-12 years)
1. Decentering
2. Reversibility
3. Conservation
4. Classification
5. Seriation
D. Formal Operational Stage (12 years & up)
1. Hypothetical Reasoning
2. Analogical Reasoning
3. Deductive Reasoning
4. Reflective Abilities
Criticism to Piagets Theory
A. Estimate of Childrens Competence
B. Stages
C. Training Children to Reason at a Higher Level
D. Culture and Education
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotskys Theory
A. Zone of Proximal Development
B. Private Speech
C. Scaffolding
ABSTRACT: