Cognitive Development Table Education Coursework Paper

Cognitive Development Table
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Cognitive Development Concept

Definition

Example that Could be Observed in an Elementary Classroom

Developmentally Appropriate Learning Activity

Piaget

Sensorimotor stage

It is the first stage of a child's life, beginning at birth up to 2 years old. A child in this stage learns through their physical movement, motor, and sensory interactions
(Ormrod & Jones,
2018).

If children hear a loud sound
like a clunk
on the floor they will move
abruptly

Engaging in activities such as hide and seek can help them learn cause and effect.


Preoperational stage

It happens at the age of 2-7 when children can think about things and give them meaning.

A child can use objects to represent something different.

Children can use their hands to pretend they are flying


Concrete operations stage

This happens between the age of 7 and 11. In this stage, they become more logical about specific things. However, in this stage children still have problems
with abstract ideas
(Ormrod & Jones,
2018).

They are able to use props or visual aids as well as have
hands on activities.

Something the learner
would be able to
distinguish is that his/her pet is a cat that a cat is an animal.


Formal operations stage

Here, learners are able
to think in abstract
terms and can
differentiate between oneself and another.
They are also capable of
reasoning, planning, and
arguing.

Asking how the earth would
be like if the moon no longer existed.

One way to increase their mental growth
is by asking them questions and assigning them tasks that prompt them to think.


Assimilation

Here a child is able to comprehend new information or experiences and incorporate them into their life.

An example of this in
school is learning about a
Different subjects.
.

An activity you would be
able to do with a child is seeing images and labeling them


Accommodation

This is when an individual receives new information or has a new experience and it makes them modify it into their existing philosophies.

Teachers can gain a better understanding of their student's thinking.

Here, the learner can change their way of thinking to accommodate the new information they have just learnt


Equilibration

Here, individuals learn how to balance new information with prior understanding.

An example of this may be identifying the difference between fish and birds, and going further by differentiating them by species.

Teachers can have them refer to books and other relevant sources that help them to gain more knowledge about the subject.

Vygotsky

Social construction of meaning

It is defined by what a person learns from other people.

If an individual has bad experiences regarding certain something, they will believe that everything associated with it is equally bad.

Children brought up in racist families often incorporate racism in their lives..


Mediated learning

It is the social interaction...