1. Have you ever wondered how children learn to speak and understand language?
1.1. This process is intertwined with their Cognitive Development
2. Brief background on Jean Piaget
2.1. Born in Neuchätel (1896-1980)
2.2. A Swiss psychologist, biologist, and philosopher
2.3. A pioneer in Child Development
2.4. A Constructivist
2.4.1. children actively costruct their understanding of the world
3. Important Terms used by Piaget
3.1. Schema
3.1.1. like a mental framework; helps children organize and understand information; represents a person's knowledge about a particular concept or category
3.2. Assimilation
3.2.1. take new information and fit it into an existing schema without changing it
3.3. Accommodation
3.3.1. change existing schema or create a new one because the new information doesn't fit
4. Stages of Cognitive Development
4.1. 1.Sensorimotor Stage (0-2 years)
4.1.1. learn through concrete action (gather information with their eyes,through sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch)
4.1.1.1. discover how to use their senses, also discover how to move their bodies around
4.1.1.1.1. language skills develope through physical movement (mimicking)
4.1.2. Object permanence
4.1.2.1. understanding that an object continues to exist even when they cannot see or touch it
4.1.2.1.1. allows them to hold images in their mind
4.1.2.1.2. allows them to use mental imagery and symbols in the next stage; important in pretend play which is important in cognitive development
4.2. 2.Preoperational Stage (2-7 years)
4.2.1. learn through pretend play
4.2.1.1. use of symbols & language acccelerates
4.2.2. struggle with logic
4.2.3. egocentric view of the world
4.2.3.1. seeing the world only from their own point of view: not being able to see other's pov
4.2.4. lack concept of conservation
4.2.4.1. the idea that the physical properties of objects, can remain the same even when their form or appearance changes (substance and number)
4.3. 3.Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 years)
4.3.1. speak in concrete fact and still struggle to understand abstract concepts but begin to think more logically (begin to work things out in their head without having to physically try it)
4.3.2. start to understand & consider other's pov
4.3.3. cognitive skills expand rapidly (conservation, causation, and mental operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
4.4. 4.Formal Operational Stage (12 years and up)
4.4.1. capable of abstract reasoning
4.4.1.1. compare and classify ideas
4.4.1.2. reason about situations not personally experienced
4.4.1.3. think about their identity and their future
4.4.1.4. search systematically for solutions (deductive and inductive reasoning)