Learning theory and colonisation of africa.pptx

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1. Piaget’s Theory and Stages of Cognitive Development

2. Jean Piaget J ean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist and philosopher who revolutionized an understanding of child cognitive development

3. Primary Objective To understand how children's thinking and reasoning abilities develop from infancy through adolescence

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5. Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 2 years. Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years) Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years) Formal Operational Stage (11 years and beyond) C hildren understand the world they live in through experiences and motor actions. They also begin to understand cause and effect. Language émerge, development symbolic actions, limited logical thinking and egocentric thinking. Less egocentric thinking, beginning of logical thinking about concrete issues, availability to classify and order objects and understanding of basic conversations. Ability to think systematically and scientifically, abstract reasoning 4 Stages of Development according to Piaget

6. Piaget theory has a great impact in education. Chief among his impact include Acknowledging that children’s cognitive abilities develop in different stages means that educational approaches must be categorised to cater for a child’s developmental levels. Learning is seen as a process of building knowledge, not just receiving information. Teachers become facilitators of learning rather than mere importers of facts. Individual Differences: Children develop at different rates meaning that we must encourage more individualised educational strategies. Transformational Educational Impact

7. Piag et, J. (1936). The Origins of Intelligence in Children. New York: International Universities Press. https://www.google.com/search?q=jean+piaget+theory+diagram https://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html Reference list