Piaget Stages Of Cognitive Development

Question 1

Sensorimotor?

Answer 1

0-2 years

Learn about their environment and develop schemas by using their senses.

Also egocentric

Question 2

pre-operational?

Answer 2

3-7 years

Child begins to control their environment by using symbolic behaviour including drawings and pretend play.

Not able to think logically

Also egocentric

Question 3

Concrete operational?

Answer 3

7-11 years

Children use practical resources to develop a better understanding of the world. For example: counters in maths.

They classify, categorise and use logic to understand things they see.

Question 4

Formal operational?

Answer 4

11 years up to 18

Have the capacity for abstract thought, rational thought and problem solving.

Question 5

Conservation experiment

Answer 5

Refers to the child’s understanding that the amount remains the same even when the containers shape has changed. Piaget also used tests using solids, and number.

Question 6

What did the conservation experiment show for under 7 year olds

Answer 6

They cannot conserve because they cannot think about more than one aspect of a situation at one time

Question 7

What did the conservation experiment show for the operational stage?

Answer 7

By this stage, children can think logically so can understand that the quantity of water stays the same when poured into a differently shaped container.

Question 8

What is egocentrism?

Answer 8

Piaget believed that until children are 7 years old, they only see things from their own perspective. This is linked to the three mountains experiment.

Question 9

Three mountains experiment

Answer 9

Can only imagine what’s on their side of the mountain, not able to imagine anything different on the other side.

Question 10

Piaget and play

Answer 10

Children need free and spontaneous play to explore new experiences

They need access to different materials.

Symbolic play- using a calculator as a phone