Study of cognitive development
Development a quantitative and knowledge is increased with age
Piaget's stages of cognitive development =
0-2, Sensori-motor stage = infant begins to explore world through senses and actions
2-7, Pre-operational stage = child represents the world through words and images
7-11, Concrete operational stage = child reasons logically about concrete events and develops a point of view
11+, Formal operational stage = tests hypotheses and understands abstract concepts
Assimilation = process where new information and experiences are incorporated into existence schemas
Impact of cognitive development on education
Concept of 'readiness' from Piaget = framework for curriculum and developmental sequences
Failure by teachers to recognise cognitive change = learners lacking challenges or facing tasks out of their ability