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Piaget'S Cognitive Development: John Joseph Bañez Social Studies 3-A

Jean Piaget proposed that children progress through four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. In the sensorimotor stage from birth to age 2, children learn through senses and physical interaction. From ages 2 to 7 in the preoperational stage, children begin to use symbols and language but think egocentrically. During the concrete operational stage from ages 7 to 11, children's thinking becomes more logical regarding concrete events. Finally, in the formal operational stage at age 12 and up, adolescents can think abstractly and hypothetically.

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Piaget'S Cognitive Development: John Joseph Bañez Social Studies 3-A

Jean Piaget proposed that children progress through four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. In the sensorimotor stage from birth to age 2, children learn through senses and physical interaction. From ages 2 to 7 in the preoperational stage, children begin to use symbols and language but think egocentrically. During the concrete operational stage from ages 7 to 11, children's thinking becomes more logical regarding concrete events. Finally, in the formal operational stage at age 12 and up, adolescents can think abstractly and hypothetically.

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PIAGET’S

COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
John Joseph Bañez
Social Studies 3-A
Piaget cognitive development

• Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development


suggests that children move through four
different stages of learning. His theory focuses
not only on understanding how children
acquire knowledge, but also on understanding
the nature of intelligence. Piaget's stages are
Four stages of cognitive development

• Sensorimotor stage: Birth to 2 years


• Preoperational stage: Ages 2 to 7
• Concrete operational stage: Ages 7 to 11
• Formal operational stage: Ages 12 and up
Important Concepts
• Piaget did not view children's intellectual development as a
quantitative process. That is, kids do not just add more information
and knowledge to their existing knowledge as they get older.
• Instead, Piaget suggested that there is a qualitative change
in how children think as they gradually process through these four
stages.At age 7, children don't just have more information about the
world than they did at age 2; there is a fundamental change
in how they think about the world.
• Piaget suggested several factors that influence how children learn
and grow.
• Piaget believed that children take an active role in the
learning process, acting much like little scientists as
they perform experiments, make observations, and
learn about the world. As kids interact with the world
around them, they continually add new knowledge,
build upon existing knowledge, and adapt previously
held ideas to accommodate new information.
The Sensorimotor Stage
• During this earliest stage of cognitive
development, infants and toddlers acquire
knowledge through sensory experiences and
manipulating objects. A child's entire experience
at the earliest period of this stage occurs through
basic reflexes, senses, and motor responses.
Characteristics birth- 2yrs old
• Know the world through movements and sensations
• Learn about the world through basic actions such as sucking, grasping,
looking, and listening
• Learn that things continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
• Realize that they are separate beings from the people and objects
around them
• Realize that their actions can cause things to happen in the world
around them
The Preoperational Stage
• The foundations of language development may
have been laid during the previous stage, but the
emergence of language is one of the major
hallmarks of the preoperational stage of
development.
Characteristics 2-7 yrs old
• Begin to think symbolically and learn to use words and
pictures to represent objects
• Tend to be egocentric and struggle to see things from
the perspective of others
• Getting better with language and thinking, but still
tend to think in very concrete terms
The Concrete Operational Stage
• While children are still very concrete and literal
in their thinking at this point in development,
they become much more adept at using logic.
The egocentrism of the previous stage begins to
disappear as kids become better at thinking about
how other people might view a situation.
Characteristics 7-11yrs old
• Begin to think logically about concrete events
• Begin to understand the concept of conservation; that
the amount of liquid in a short, wide cup is equal to
that in a tall, skinny glass, for example
• Thinking becomes more logical and organized, but still
very concrete
• Begin using inductive logic, or reasoning from specific
information to a general principle
The Formal Operational Stage
• The final stage of Piaget's theory involves an increase
in logic, the ability to use deductive reasoning, and an
understanding of abstract ideas. At this point,
adolescents and young adults become capable of
seeing multiple potential solutions to problems and
think more scientifically about the world around them.
Characteristics Age 12 and Up
• 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
• Begins to use deductive logic, or reasoning from a
general principle to specific information

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