Throughout my educational psychology class i have come to learn about a man named Jean Piaget. Before this class i had never heard the name Jean Piaget. Piaget has these four stages that i find very interesting. They talk about the different skills children acquire at different ages.
His first stage starts from birth to the age of 2, and it’s called sensory motor. It has to do with a Child's sense of touch and taste. The second stage is from ages 2 to age 7 and it’s called the Preoperational stage. This means that the child now knows the difference between mom and dad, and is able to recognize people’s faces, also could be referred to as symbolic thinking. The third stage is from ages 7 through 11 and it’s called the Concrete Operational stage. During this time the child gains a better understanding of mental operations. The child is now thinking logically about concrete events but can’t quite grasp the understanding of abstract or hypothetical concepts. And finally the fourth stage which starts from ages 11-15 and carries on into adulthood. The stage is referred to as the Formal Operation stage. Piaget believes that during this period, people are able to develop the abilities to think about abstract and hypothetical concepts.
Piaget also talks about a schema, which is a framework for organizing ones knowledge. I would have to say that what i have learnt, i will be putting into my schema.
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