Jean Piaget

• The Theory of cognitive development

  The Theory of Cognitive Development focuses on how children construct knowledge and how they understand the world. 
• Who made the Theory of Cognitive Development?

  Jean Piaget
• Sensorimotor (0-birth)

  object permanence: learn that

  things continue to exist even when

  they cannot be seen
• Preoperational (2-7yo)

  symbolic thought: Children become

  much more skilled at pretend play

  during this stage of development, yet

  they continue to think very concretely

  about the world around them.
• Concrete Operational (7-11y/o)

  logical thought: Kids at this point in

  development tend to struggle with

  abstract and hypothetical concepts.

  They begin to understand that their

  thoughts are unique to them and that

  not everyone else necessarily shares

  their thoughts, feelings, and opinions.
• Formal Operational (12yo-up)

  scientific reasoning: Begins to think

  abstractly and reason about

  hypothetical problems

  Begins to think more about moral,

  philosophical, ethical, social, and

  political issues that require

  theoretical and abstract reasoning
• Schema

  A basic Building block of intelligent behavior; a way of organizing knowledge.