Piagets stages of Cognitive development

What is are the stages of development

• Sensorimotor

• Pre-operational

• Concrete Operations

• Formal operations

What is the age range for Sensorimoter

0-2

What are the features of sensorimotor

• Physical co-ordination aka movement

• Cerebellum develops

• Objects permanence (at 8 months)

What is the age for pre-operational

2-7

What are the features for pre-operational

• At age 2 you learn languages

• Lack reasoning

• unable to think logically

• Egocentric, lack conservation
  

What is the age for concrete operational

7-11 years

What are the features for concrete operational

• Children are able to conserve and de-centre

• Able to think logically e.g turn card over

• But struggle to imagine object or situations they cannot see known as class inclusion

What is the age range for formal operational

11+

What are the features of formal operational

• Formal reasoning e.g make an argument or follow

• Scientific reasoning / abstract ideas

• What is a to do with sample

• sample bias

• Based on piagets own children’s development

• Not representative of all children

• Lack generalisability

what is another weakness

• Underestimated children’s abilities

• Suggested children conserve & decentre at 7 - Mcgarrigle & Donaldson proved that 4-6 can . Hughes = 31/2 -5 years can

• Lack validity and not accurate