Cognitive+Theorists+Piaget

=**__Piaget__**=

__What Develops?__
where knowledge comes from, metacognition

__Nature/Nurture?__
nature = 99% nurture = 1%

__Steps/Stages/Phases__
//Sensorimotor Stage// - 0-2yrs physical or sensory interaction with environment, behaviors spontaneous and unplanned, object permanence //Preoperational Stage// - 2-6rs imagination develops, no logical reasoning, rapid development of language, symbolic thought expands //Concrete Operations Stage// 6-12yrs develop of reasoning and logic about reality-based situations, capable of conservation, develop understanding of class inclusion (things can belong to different groups simultaneously) //Formal Operations Stage// 12-adulthood abstract concepts, hypothetical situations, proportional thinking develops, separation and control of variables, social and moral issues, political thoughts

__Key Tenets__
- children are active and motivated learners - children organize what they learn from their experiences - interaction with the physical environment is critical for learning and cognitive development - interaction with other people is equally critical for learning and development - children adapt to their environment (change schema) through the process of assimilation and accommodation - cycle of cognitive adaptation (equilibrium -> disequilibrium from input -> assimilation -> accommodation ->equilibrium) - the process of equilibrium promotes progression towards increasingly complex forms of thought - //**children think in qualitatively different ways at different age levels**//

=__Direction__=

one way, forward

__If no direction, why?__
children's progression through the 4 stages is limited by neurological maturation and/or deficient stimulation

__Technology Help__
at concrete and formal stages can help build more awareness of perspectives, social awareness

__Technology Hinders__
at too early age (sensorimotor), use of technology might hinder sensory/physical interactions at later stage (preoperational), too much use of technology might limit language development

OTHER

see conservation