Before Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, it was thought that children’s brains are smaller than adults and that they are less capable of thinking than adult’s ones. (McLeod,2015).
Piaget claims that the cognitive development of child consist of four stages. Each one is determined by the change in which children understand the world. To begin with, the first stage is referred to as the “sensorimotor” stage. It happens around 0-2 years of age, where children learn the world around them using their senses and via their action. The second stage is called the “preoperational “ stage. It occurs around 2-7 years. Children in this stage express themselves by using a language, symbols and imagery, but not logic thinking. The next stage is called
Piaget claims that the cognitive development of child consist of four stages. Each one is determined by the change in which children understand the world. To begin with, the first stage is referred to as the “sensorimotor” stage. It happens around 0-2 years of age, where children learn the world around them using their senses and via their action. The second stage is called the “preoperational “ stage. It occurs around 2-7 years. Children in this stage express themselves by using a language, symbols and imagery, but not logic thinking. The next stage is called