The term cognitive development refers to the process of developing intelligence and higher level thinking that allows a person to acquire problem-solving skills from the age of infancy through adulthood. A Swiss philosopher by the name of Jean Piaget took an interest in in developmental psychology; specifically in children during infancy through pre-adolescence. This model developed by Piaget still has a modern-day relevancy. Contributions to Learning and Cognition Piaget made a considerable contribution
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Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Angela Oswalt‚ MSW‚ edited by C. E. Zupanick‚ Psy.D. Jean Piaget is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential child development specialists. His work was first published during the 1920’s‚ but his theory of cognitive development continues to influence contemporary researchers and clinicians. Piaget’s identified five characteristic indicators of adolescent cognitive development and named them as follows: 1) formal operations‚ 2) hypothetico-deductive
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Cognitive development is the development of thought processes‚ including remembering‚ problem solving‚ and decision-making‚ from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. Historically‚ the cognitive development of children has been studied in a variety of ways. The oldest is through intelligence tests. An example of this is the Stanford Binet Intelligence Quotient test. IQ scoring is based on the concept of "mental age‚" according to which the scores of a child of average intelligence match
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psychologists for many years. The Swiss researcher Jean Piaget believed children learn in stages “the assimilation of new information into existing cognitive structures and the accommodation of those structures themselves to the new information" (Neisser‚ Boodoo‚ Bouchard‚ Jr.‚ Boykin‚ Brody‚ Ceci‚ Halpern‚ Loehlin‚ Perloff‚ Sternberg‚ Urbina‚ 1996) hence he developed his “Stages of Cognitive Development” which encompasses a child’s cognitive development from birth to eleven years. The Russian psychologist
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on two theories of cognitive development This essay I will look at the similarity and the differences between Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories in explanation of child cognitive development. Particularly it will describe their theories on the importance of social interactions in influencing development. I will give a brief overview of the four stages of Piaget’s theories. Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories will then be evaluated‚ with key terms explained. I aim to show that Vygotsky’s theory placed
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More particularly‚ Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson were prominent theorists who had an immense impact on psychosocial development and early childhood education. Both theorists studied and focused on diverse‚ yet particular developmental stages. Erik Erikson’s assumptions involved the eight stages of psychosocial development. Moreover‚ his theory concentrates and describes the developmental stages across the lifespan. Though Erikson’s theory was developed years after Piaget’s theory‚ Erikson also fixated
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Three Theories of Cognitive Development The Swiss psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is well-known for his work towards the cognitive sciences. Arguably one of his most important contributions involves his theory of cognitive development. In this theory‚ thinking progresses through four distinct stages between infancy and adulthood. Similar in scope to Piaget’s theory is Information Processing‚ in which human thinking is based on both mental hardware and mental software (Kail
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Gardner’s Theory supports the research that states separate parts of the brain are responsible for specific intelligences‚ but they work in conjunction with each other to learn and accomplish new tasks. This is significant because each part of the brain and its intelligence can rely on other parts of the brain to get problems solved. With Gardner’s theory‚ there are 7 types of intelligence. The first is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence. This intelligence is normally associated with science and
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Gardner’s theory and its significance Gardner defines intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting” (Gardner & Hatch‚ 1989) (Alexander‚ Clugston‚ & Tice‚ 2009‚ Chapter 2.2). Intelligence is generally regarding someone who solves problems logically and is a very acute scholar. Through his research‚ Dr. Gardner found that every person can solve problems logically and be an acute scholar‚ if only the problem at hand
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Taniya Moon September 19‚ 2014 Child Development 101 Cognitive Theory One of the first people to have a cognitive theory about development was scientist Jean Piaget. When Piaget did an IQ test on children he figured out something to look at differently about development: how the children thought as they came up with their answers was more important than what they actually knew. “In the cognitive theory equilibrium‚ a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use
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