Development

Question 1

What are piagets stages?

Answer 1

sensorimotor, pre operational, concrete operational, formal operational.

Question 2

Sensorimotor?

Answer 2

0-2 years - focus of development is on relating what is seen/heard with movement.
object permanence - children over 8 months believe that an object that is not visible still exists

Question 3

Pre-operational?

Answer 3

2-7 years - by 2 years, a toddler can walk but language is not developed.
children under age 7 cant think with consistent logic so are egocentric and lack conservation

Question 4

Concrete operational?

Answer 4

7-11 years - at 7 years most children can conserve and show less egocentrism.
logical thinking is the key characteristic but can only be applied to physical items.

Question 5

Formal operational?

Answer 5

11+ years - children can come to conclusions about problems presented in an abstract form. They can focus on the form of an argument and not be distracted by its content.

Question 6

Piagets application in education?

Answer 6

Activities should be at appropriate level for age.

Sensorimotor stage - stimulating environment, sensory experiments to learn motor coordination

Pre operational - games involving role play to reduce egocentricity. Discovery learning rather than written work.

Concrete operational - should be given concrete materials to manipulate.

Formal operational - scientific experiments to develop logical thinking.

Question 7

Criticism of piagets theory?

Answer 7

Underestimated children’s abilities - younger children show conservation and a reduction in egocentrism. Certain types of thinking develop earlier than be proposed.

Overestimated childrens abilities - he said that 11 yr olds should be capable of abstract reasoning. Other research has showed this is not true. Not all children’s thi King is advanced as he suggested.