Thursday, July 12, 2007

Jean Piaget - Child Development Theory

“Learning is cognitive growth through neurological and social maturation.” Robyler (2006), p. 39.

The four development stages are described in Piaget's theory as:

Sensorimotor stage: from birth to age 2 years (children experience the world through movement and senses and learn object permanence)

Preoperational stage: from ages 2 to 7 (acquisition of motor skills)

Concrete operational stage: from ages 7 to 11 (children begin to think logically about concrete events)

Formal operational stage: after age 11 (development of abstract reasoning).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget

References
Jean Piaget. Retrieved July 12, 2007 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget
Roblyer, M.D. (2006). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

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