The Man
Who created the theory of cognitive development?
Who is Jean Piaget?
Piaget’s theory explains how children’s thinking does what over time?
Changes
What stage happens from birth to age 2?
Sensorimotor
Which stage involves learning through senses and movement?
Sensorimotor
Children are born with full logical thinking skills.
False
What was Jean Piaget known for studying
how children think and learn
Children learn best by doing what with their environment?
Interacting with it
What stage covers ages 2–7?
Preoperational
In which stage do children begin using language and imagination?
Preoperational
Preoperational children use imagination a lot.
True
Where was Jean Piaget from?
Switzerland
Piaget believed children learn through experiences and what else?
Stages of development
What stage covers ages 7–11?
Concrete Operational
Which stage allows children to think logically about real situations?
Concrete Operational
Concrete operational children can think logically about real-life problems.
True
Piaget believed children do what as they grow older?
Construct knowledge
This theory focuses on how children understand the world.
Cognitive development
What stage starts around age 12 and up?
What stage starts around age 12 and up?
Which stage allows abstract and logical thinking?
Formal Operational
Formal operational thinking begins in early childhood.
False