3 || Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development

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Jean Piaget (1896-1980)

He believes that an individual grows through a dynamic process

active role of an individual

Piaget considers the-

an individual grows through a dynamic process in which the body’s internal system interacts with the environment.

Piaget believes that-

Equilibrium

One needs to strike a balance, a state he called

Equilibration

the process of achieving balance

Education

a key element in developing one’s cognitive skills

Sensori-Motor Stage
Pre-Operational Stage
Concrete-Operational Stage
Formal Operational Stage

Stages of Cognitive Development

Sensori-Motor Stage

The child learns through sensory experiences. Knowledge is based on the senses and the child responds to people and things through reflex movements like sucking or grasping.

Pre-Operational Stage

The child continues to improve using mental images and begins to use symbols to represent what he/she knows (symbolic thought), significantly through language. However, perceptions are limited and understanding is based on concrete objects. The child may find it difficulty understanding that actions or thinking can be reversed.

Concrete-Operational Stage

The child begins to be more logical and able to perform simple, begin to understand classifications (ex. living things and non-living things), and can understand reversibility (ex. communicative property of addition).

Formal Operational Stage

At this point, he/she is no longer just dependent on concrete perceptual experiences in the present. In dealing with situations, the past or the future can be a reference to know what to do. He/she is able to analyze problems, consider different ways of solving it in a systematic way.