Piagets Theory of Intellectual Development

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Piagets Theory of Intellectual Development

• Brianne Chittenden
• October 26, 2006
• CIT 702

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The 4 stages of cognitive development
are 1. 2. 3. 4. When children are infants and
toddlers, they explore the world through
their During the ________________________
Stage, children can recall symbols from
memory The utilization of logic occurs during
the __________________________ Stage. Abstract
concepts are understood during the
________________________ Stage. Ideas for
implementation in the classroom Ideas for
implementation in Technology
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Stages of Cognitive Development
Theory of Cognitive Development Proposed by
Jean Piaget
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Sensorimotor 1st sub-stage

• Three primary reflexes
• Sucking on objects
• Following moving objects
• Grasping objects

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Sensorimotor 2nd sub-stage

• Habits
• Repetition involving self

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Sensorimotor 3rd stubstage

• Development of hand-eye coordination
• Repetitive actions with outside objects
• Beginning of logic and reasoning

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Sensorimotor 4th substage

• Continuation of development of logic
• Beginning to understand a means to an end

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Sensorimotor 5th Substage

• Investigating new methods to reach a conclusion

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Sensorimotor 6th substage

• Creativity begins to develop
• Development of insight

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Sensorimotor Take-Home Message

• Exploration of the world through the senses
  rather than through the mind

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5 Processes of the Preoperational Stage
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1. Symbolic Functioning

• Using mental pictures or symbols to represent an
  object that is not physically there

memory
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2. Centration

• Child can only focus on one variable of a given
  situation

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3. Intuitive thought

• Child can develop a faith or belief without a
  solid reason to support it

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4. Egocentrism

• The child can only think from their personal
  point of view

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5. Inability to conserve

• Child is unable to perceive the conservation of
  mass, volume and number based on visual
  representation

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Preoperational Take-Home Message
Mental operations are utilized, although sparse
and often illogical
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6 Processes of the Concrete Operational Stage
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1. Decentering

• Child can now account for multiple variables in a
  given situation

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2. Reversibility

• Child can reverse the order and bring it back to
  the original form

4 4 8
8 4 4
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3. Conservation

• Child understand that arrangement and appearance
  are not necessarily related to number, length,
  and quantity

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4. Serialisation

• Can arrange objects according to a common pattern
  or similar characteristic

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5. Classification

• Child can identify and label groups of objects
  according to size, appearance, or other qualities
  that group the objects together

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6. Elimination of Egocentrism

• Child can think from another persons point of
  view

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Concrete OperationalTake-Home Message
Appropriate use of logic
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Formal Operational Stage

• Abstract thinking
• Drawing conclusions from given information
• Abstract concepts values, emotions

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Formal OperationalTake-Home Message
Abstract thinking and the ability to draw
conclusions.
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How Children Learn

• Participation of the learner
• Certain prerequisites are required to learn at a
  given level

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3 Fundamental Processes of Intellectual Growth

• Accomodation

• Assimilation
• Equilibration

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Ideas for Curriculum

• Teachers must enhance students in both a logical
  and conceptual context
• Teachers must emphasize the role that experiences
  within environment play in cognitive development

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Relevance for Teachers

• ACTIVE learning
• Assess current cognitive level
• Give students the tools and allow them to
  discover
• Have CONFIDENCE in the students ability to learn.

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Addressing Technology

• Labs and certain technologies are encouraged by
  Piagetian theory
• Experiential Learning

• Collaborative Learning is key

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Acknowledgements

• Engelshcall, R. S. (1997). Module mod_rewrite
  URL Rewriting Engine. In Apache HTTP Server
  Version 1.3 Documentation (Apache modules.)
  Retrieved March 10, 2006 from http//httpd.apache.
  org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html
• Theory of Cognitive Development. In Wikipedia.
  Retrieved October 23, 2006 from
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensorimotor_stage.
• On Purpose Associates (2001). Piaget. Retrieved
  October 23, 2006 from http//www.funderstanding.co
  m/piaget.cfm.
• Ginn, W. Y. Jean Piaget Intellectual
  Development. Retrieved October 23, 2006 from
  http//www.sk.com.br/sk-piage.html.
• Bach midi sound. Retrieved October 23, 2006
  from http//www.piano-midi.de/bach.htm.
• Love animated gif. Retrieved October 26, 2006
  from http//www.gifs.net/subcategory/50/0/20/Love.
  

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