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- | Stage theory of cognitive development (also known as //developmental stage theory//) was introduced by Swiss child psychologist [[http://www.piaget.org/aboutPiaget.html|Jean Piaget]] in 1950s. This theory describes **cognitive development in context of age**. This is not a learning theory, yet it describes development of thought processes which are key to understanding of learning. | + | Stage theory of cognitive development (also known as //developmental stage theory//) was introduced by Swiss child psychologist [[http://www.piaget.org/aboutPiaget.html|Jean Piaget]] in 1950s. This theory describes **cognitive development in context of age**. This is not a learning theory, yet it describes development of thought processes which are key to understanding of learning. It should also be used to accommodate teaching methods to the current development phase. |
===== What is stage theory of cognitive development? ===== | ===== What is stage theory of cognitive development? ===== | ||
- | Piaget has divided human cognitive development into **four stages**: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal, as they are described below. | + | Piaget has divided human cognitive development into **four stages**: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal, as they are described below. Ages describing when which stage occurs are the average values. |
* **Sensorimotor stage** (birth to 2 years): In this stage cognitive system of an infant is limited to **motor reflexes**, but also some more complex procedures built on those reflexes. Infant interacts with the environment and **learns to understand the world**. Learning takes place through **absorbing into the existing schema** and accommodating when schema change is required. | * **Sensorimotor stage** (birth to 2 years): In this stage cognitive system of an infant is limited to **motor reflexes**, but also some more complex procedures built on those reflexes. Infant interacts with the environment and **learns to understand the world**. Learning takes place through **absorbing into the existing schema** and accommodating when schema change is required. |