Jean Piaget was known to be one of the most influential researchers in the area of early childhood education and developmental psychology. Around the year 1920, Piaget developed his first cognitive theory using the observation of children. He believed that children and adults think differently. He stated that “thinking develops sequentially through a series of stages, and that cognitive development depends on a child’s actual concrete experiences” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Therefore, he observed children from birth through their adolescent years.
Jean Piaget devoted his life to studying the cognitive development of children. The objective of the Piagetian theory was to explain to the world to know that children do not think like adults. Instead, “children pass through distinct stages of development that are characterized by particular types of thinking” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Even though Piaget attached specific ages for each stage, some children may master a particular stage earlier than others. Piaget’s theory can help teachers “determine each child’s stage of development by examining the tasks that a child is able to perform consistently” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Jean Piaget came up with four stages of cognitive development which include the stages; sensorimotor, preconceptual, concrete …show more content…
He designated the first two years of an infant’s life as the sensorimotor stage; birth to ages 18-24 months. During these early stages, “infants are busy discovering the relationships between their bodies and the environment” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Children of this stage learn through sense, movement and by interacting with the physical environment. Since these children learn by seeing, touching, feeling and using their senses, they learn about the properties of space, time, location, permanence, and causality (Early Literacy Handout,
Jean Piaget devoted his life to studying the cognitive development of children. The objective of the Piagetian theory was to explain to the world to know that children do not think like adults. Instead, “children pass through distinct stages of development that are characterized by particular types of thinking” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Even though Piaget attached specific ages for each stage, some children may master a particular stage earlier than others. Piaget’s theory can help teachers “determine each child’s stage of development by examining the tasks that a child is able to perform consistently” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Jean Piaget came up with four stages of cognitive development which include the stages; sensorimotor, preconceptual, concrete …show more content…
He designated the first two years of an infant’s life as the sensorimotor stage; birth to ages 18-24 months. During these early stages, “infants are busy discovering the relationships between their bodies and the environment” (Early Literacy Handout, 2015). Children of this stage learn through sense, movement and by interacting with the physical environment. Since these children learn by seeing, touching, feeling and using their senses, they learn about the properties of space, time, location, permanence, and causality (Early Literacy Handout,