PIAGET’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

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THUS LIFE BEGINSBeginning of Physical, Emotional and Cognitive development. Kalem, 19

months with mother, Fiona

“Goodness-of-fit ”

How temperament and environment can produce favorable outcomes. Bela with her parents.

ADOLESCENCEPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Explosion of new motor skills occurs in early adolescence. Amber’s son Curtis and Jay, both 11 years.

PUBERTYWithin a few years the body of the school age child is transformed into that of a full grown adult. Jay, Grace, her friend and Harry Potter show hormonal changes.

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mutual-Understanding, Loyalty and Intimacy

EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS

Many young people move through adolescence with disturbances like anger, depression and delinquency.

COGNITIVE CHANGES

Self consciousness and self focusing. Jay and Meena in their adolescence.

Piaget’s hypthetico-deductive reasoning

Problem solving begins with possibility and proceeds to reality.

IDEALISM AND CRITICISM

Adolescents’ capacity to think about possibilities opens up the world of abstract & idealism.

DECISION MAKING

Young people learn from their successes and failures consequently their confidence and performance improve.

Thank you

A Presentation by:

Amber

Fiona

Grace

Meena

Courtesy : Family Albums, various sites in internet and theories of Piaget, Erikson…….

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