Jean Rhys

discussing the biography of Jean Piaget and his influence on education and the studies of children. Piaget was born in 1896. Piaget made an impact on our field by studying the knowledge of young children. First, I will discuss Piaget’s biography, and his life events that guided him in the direction of working with children. Secondly, I will address his contributions on the educational field. Lastly, I will summarize the key points in this writing. Biographical Information Jean Piaget was…

Te Whāriki (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996), the early childhood curriculum of Aotearoa New Zealand underpins a range of developmental theories; which in turn, contributes to the quality in early childhood education and care. This essay will examine the socio-cultural and ecological perspective of child development in respect of quality and care in the early childhood sector of education in Aotearoa New Zealand. The socio-cultural perspective of child development underpins the notion that…

physical, emotional, social and intellectual changes. Many psychologists including Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, and Erik Erikson, have created developmental stage theories to categorize and evaluate these changes, especially social and emotional developments. In this report I will outline my lifespan development through the infant, toddler, childhood and adolescent stages of development primarily using Jean Piaget’s theory of stages of cognitive development. In infancy, many physical and…

Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory is a standard theory in the field of psychology used to describe how people grow and change with regards to personal reasoning skills. According to the text, Piaget’s cognitive development theory is the “principle that from infancy to adolescence, children progress through four qualitatively different stages of intellectual growth” (Belsky, 2012, p. 22) The four stages (occurring during childhood) developed by Piaget are: Sensorimotor, Preoperations,…

sensorimotor stage (from birth to age two), the preoperational stage (from age two to about age seven), the concrete operational stage (from age seven to eleven) and the formal operational stage (which begins in adolescence and spans into adulthood). Jean Piaget had a constructivist approach of development which means that he believed that infants were born with very little knowledge and learnt about objects through their experience of it. He observes the emergence of object permanence within…

Introduction Throughout the years, the type of toys an infant may receive has increased. Many companies have built today’s toys specifically in helping the development of the child throughout a variety of ways. In addition, the use of toys by a child can also help increase a positive parent-child relationship from engaging in playing (Goldstein, 2012). The purpose of toys is not only to play, but also be able to gain the toy’s developmental benefits (Goldstein, 2012). Thus, if a child does not…

Adolescent egocentrism describes the phenomenon during which adolescents cannot differentiate between their own perception of themselves and the perception of others (Elkind, 1967). It has been looped in with Piaget’s cognitive development theory (Kesselring & Müller, 2010). Though there have been many criticisms over specific details in Adolescent egocentrism regarding Piaget’s theory, people generally seem to agree on two subtopics of adolescent egocentrism: imaginary audience and personal…

Jay does not feel very independent living with his mother. He has stated his interest in getting a job, however, his mother does not allow him to get a job because it will affect his eligibility for his disability benefits. It appears that he does not feel to have any personal control in making his own choices. This can be a reason in which his relationship with his mother is considered to be just “okay”. In a person’s life course, the past shapes the future. Transitions in one’s life can…

Moral development is the process in which we distinguish what is right from wrong, our behavior patterns, attitudes, and etc.. Usually, when thinking of the word “development” we often think of children. However in this case, moral development derives from children to adults.. Moral development can impact your views and opinions with different types of topics. Views/opinions influences one 's behavior and attitude, whether it be towards others or just in general. Kohlberg’s theory of moral…

The nature vs nurture debate is a classic debate in psychology. It is one of the oldest arguments in the psychology community, and has in fact existed longer than the twenty-one years I 've been alive. Since first introduced by Francis Galton in 1869, it has evolved as an even more controversial topic. There are those who believe that nature has the biggest influence on one’s behavior, while others argue that nurture does. Moreover, the debate of nurture and nature could be applied to my own…