jean piaget's cognitive development

(birth to age 2)

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

• Biology & experience blend to achieve

learned behavior

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

• Sensory observation

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

• Exploration & manipulation of

environment

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

• Schema formation

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

• Object permanence

SENSORIMOTOR

STAGE

(age 2-7 years)

• Extensive use of symbols & language

PREOPERATIONAL

STAGE

• Pretend and fantasy play flourishes

PREOPERATIONAL

STAGE

• Children at this stage are egocentric

PREOPERATIONAL

STAGE

• Lack the concept of conservation

PREOPERATIONAL

STAGE

(7-11 years)

• Operate & act on real & perceivable

world of objects & events

CONCRETE

OPERATIONAL

• Children can now see things from

someone else’s perspective

CONCRETE

OPERATIONAL

• Use limited logical thought processes

CONCRETE

OPERATIONAL

• Understands the concept of conservation

CONCRETE

OPERATIONAL

(above 11 years or

later)

• Abstract thinking

FORMAL

OPERATIONAL

• Deal with relations & hypothesis

FORMAL

OPERATIONAL

• Can formulate predictions

FORMAL

OPERATIONAL

What is the goal of sensorimotor stage?

Object permanence

What is the goal of preoperational stage?

Symbolic thought

What is the goal of concrete operational stage?

Logical thought

What is the goal of formal operational stage?

Scientific reasoning