Cognitive Learning Theory Essay

Even when “Adult often thinks of mathematics as an abstract discipline involving complex algebraic formulas and geometric calculations. Yet, the foundations of math are grounded in concrete experience. The cognitive concepts such as classification, seriation, numbers, time, and spatial concepts are all an integral part of the development of mathematical knowledge.” (Ghazi, Safda 2016) Despite NSW Department of Education and Community do not believe math is not…

importance in human communication. Language plays an important role in everybody’s life from the moment they are born. With particular interest in human’s developmental phases of learning. These are from infancy through to adolescence. This importance can be seen through the many theories that have developed around cognitive development and the many literacy programs and stages devised to assess the child’s growth. In this essay we will gain deeper understanding of how these two topics are…

as they do. Animism is a big part of the preoperational stage as well. This is where children believe inanimate objects have life like traits. My classroom will promote growth and development so that young children can express themselves while learning about the world around them. There will be several centers where the children will be able to explore and learn through play both alone and in groups. I will provide quiet areas for activities such as napping and reading and activity areas…

started teaching at the University of Neuchatel where he taught psychology, philosophy, science and sociology. During this time, Piaget and his wife studied their own children and their reactions to many experiments helping him develop his theory of cognitive development. He called the processes he came up with assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is applying existing mental patterns to new situations, and accommodation is the modification of an existing mental pattern to fit a new…

born, they have low cognition in any form. As the child matures and develops, the brain does also. The cerebellum, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, hippocampus, etc. all begin to develop along with the child. The child first begins to develop simple cognitive functions, according to Piaget, this appears in four stages, the first stage is the sensorimotor stage. The sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years) is composed of: simple reflexes, first habits and primary circular reactions, secondary reactions,…

I observed a child at Lawton Chiles Elementary School for 15 hours. I observed EJ, a five years old African American child. On my first day, I walked into the kindergarten classroom to start my observation. Throughout my days of observing EJ, I noticed that he did not know all of the colors in a rainbow. He could not count to the number ten neither. His attention span was short and he was very hyperactive. EJ does not pay attention to the teacher’s instruction. The teacher had to repeat…

Cognitive development was theorized by Jean Piaget, “who forged the single-most comprehensive and compelling theory of intellectual development” (Crain, 2011, p. 118). This theory is separated into four periods: sensorimotor intelligence, preoperational thought, concrete operations, and formal operations; these periods span from birth to adulthood. The first period, sensorimotor intelligence, spans from birth to 2 years of age and was then split into six stages: the use of reflexes, primary…

recently moved out for the first time. This white middle class family lives in a very small town in east Mississippi, but balances their time between Alabama and Mississippi. The local towns enjoy to watch ED mature as he is moving through puberty. Cognitive Development ED and family…

questions what would the results show when observing the physical, cognitive and socioemotional concepts of two very different age groups. That of a young four year old child just beginning her journey, and a twenty five year old man, at the prime of his life. When taking into account the physical abilities of a four year old, the terms are very technical, during a stage of…

appropriate to the American educators who focus on the needs of children. In addition to that, his belief that education should be directed to the mind and the emotions stimulate educators to create strategies to encourage both affective and cognitive learning. (Ornstein, Levine, & Gutek,…