The cognitivetheory of learning, the child has to develop or construct a mentalmodel so they must understand a concept before they can acquire the particularlanguage form which expresses the concept. they cannot linguistically articulate if there is nounderstanding
what is object permanence?
if something disappears then the child thinks it doesn’texist anymore
what is schema?
describes the pattern of thoughts or behaviour that organisescategories of information
what is assimilation?
occurs when we modify or changenewinformation to fit into our schemas
what is accommodation?
restructuring or modifying what we already know so new information can fit better into our schemas
Examples of abstract concepts
Time, place, measurements, relationships
Weaknesses of theory
Some Kids use language they don’t conceptually understand
people with learningdifficulties use language beyondunderstanding
after 18 months communication is tocomplex to find clearlinks between language and intelect
