Theory of cognitive development

awareness phase of the learning cycle. Children become aware of themselves, others and different things in their environment. As the child begins to explore their environment they are challenged as described by Vygotsky in the zone of proximal development and they begin to learn more challenging and complex things. They do this by asking questions and comparing what they know with the new things they have learned. This is covered in the exploration and the inquiry phase of the learning cycle.…

daycare is first that they feed the children breakfast. Soon after it is time to use for the children to use their sensory and motor skills. Therefore the babies are taken to another section of the room that is specifically designed for that type of development. In that section, the floor is covered in a rug that its material is incredibly soft, very cloud like and overall different. The reason they implemented that rug is to catch the baby’s attention. The majority of the time when the children…

feedback is critical and sends the person a signal that the behavior is correct and it should be repeated. Understanding Piaget’ Theory It is extremely beneficial to understand Piaget’s Theory. He had a big influence in the developmental psychology area. He believed that children constructed their own knowledge. His theory is the foundation for “constructionist” theories which states that learners are more likely to be engaged in learning when it is relevant and meaningful. Piaget…

use his processes known as assimilation and accommodation because she had no experiences with any existing schemes. In the article it said that Genie scored at the level of a 1 year old so Piaget would put her in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development even though she is over the age of 2. He would also emphasize on her missing out on discovery learning. He believed that discovery learning should be a child-initiated and child-directed effort. Although Genie got help when she was older,…

is in concrete operation, in terms of cognitive ability. Therefore, he can understand the result of his decisions and put into account cause and effect. Furthermore, the child is sensitive to criticism and the parent should not blame the child. Instead the adult must encourage for the child to come up with options and problem solve. The child is capable of this because of the concrete thinking stage they possess at this age. Lastly, the Social-Cognitive Theory in Lecture, explains that there…

As the oldest daughter, I have to look after my younger siblings with my older brother whenever my parents are not home. Since the younger siblings are older than seven, most of them know not to do anything that will get them in trouble. I never knew how hard life can be as a mother and yet how amazing it is to watch a baby grow until my youngest sister was born. The moment Kayla was born, I became her second mother and everywhere we went, people will mistake her as my daughter because we have…

It shows that the majority (60%) of descriptors used by the younger child are about physical characteristics and activities and the remainder are character descriptors. She makes no reference to relationships or inner qualities. The majority of the older child’s responses relate to inner qualities (50%). She spreads the remainder of her descriptions across the physical, character and relationship categories. Self Evaluation When discussing their strengths and weaknesses, Kirsty…

1. Describe how you might contribute to a lesson given to a group of seven year old children learning to play percussion instruments. Keeping a group of children aged seven engaged is key, whilst the teacher is discussing and using speech to explain about the instruments my contribution would best be given by demonstrating in turn how the instruments are correctly to be played and demonstrate the sound the instrument makes. Perhaps moving around the class spending a little time with each…

exactly interact with them (“Growth and Development, Ages 2…

seems to have found the ball through logical thinking. First, by trial an error, than by memory. However, she did not understand at first that the ball could be inside the box. Thus, I believe she would fall under the preoperational stage of Piaget’s theory. This stage is subdivided into two groups: preconceptual thinking (or symbolic function) and intuitive thinking. I believe S. fall into the preconceptual thinking because she seems to be using transductive reasoning, which is a characteristic…