Piaget's Influence On The Development Of Children
Learning Theorists
Piaget (1896-1980) described development as going through different mental processes. He believed that all children pass through the stages but environmental influences on children will vary the ages each stage is reached. A child who is given more learning opportunities will develop faster by progressing through the stages at a faster rate. Therefore play and children activites facilitated by an adult increase he rate of development. Sensory Motor Stage: Birth to 2 Years-An enormous amount of growth and development takes place in the first two years of life. During that time span, children go from being completely helpless to walking, talking, and to a degree, being able to make sense of the world around them. One of the most important milestones that children achieve in their first few years, according to Piaget, is their mastery of "object permanency," or the ability to understand that even when a person or object is removed from their line of sight, it still exists. Early on, children are only able to perceive things that are right in front of them, but as …show more content…
He also saw an adult role as important in children’s learning. His theories accepted that a child learns actively by using the information in the environment but looks towards a more social setting for learning. He believed strongly that language had an important part to play in a childs learning, and that interaction between a child and others in their community was hugely beneficial to a child’s language development. He developed the theory known as the zone of proximal development (ZPD). This is the time between learning or the next level in development, he stated the next level was only obtainable by a child’s interaction with an adult. This theory emphasises the importance of a teacher in a child’s learning. His theory recognised that adults in a child’s environment have an important part to play in the child’s
Piaget (1896-1980) described development as going through different mental processes. He believed that all children pass through the stages but environmental influences on children will vary the ages each stage is reached. A child who is given more learning opportunities will develop faster by progressing through the stages at a faster rate. Therefore play and children activites facilitated by an adult increase he rate of development. Sensory Motor Stage: Birth to 2 Years-An enormous amount of growth and development takes place in the first two years of life. During that time span, children go from being completely helpless to walking, talking, and to a degree, being able to make sense of the world around them. One of the most important milestones that children achieve in their first few years, according to Piaget, is their mastery of "object permanency," or the ability to understand that even when a person or object is removed from their line of sight, it still exists. Early on, children are only able to perceive things that are right in front of them, but as …show more content…
He also saw an adult role as important in children’s learning. His theories accepted that a child learns actively by using the information in the environment but looks towards a more social setting for learning. He believed strongly that language had an important part to play in a childs learning, and that interaction between a child and others in their community was hugely beneficial to a child’s language development. He developed the theory known as the zone of proximal development (ZPD). This is the time between learning or the next level in development, he stated the next level was only obtainable by a child’s interaction with an adult. This theory emphasises the importance of a teacher in a child’s learning. His theory recognised that adults in a child’s environment have an important part to play in the child’s