Jean Pigiat's Theory And Cognitive Development Stages

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Jean Pigiat, a Swiss psychologist and philosopher, theorized that children all go through cognitive developmental stages. These stages differed by age as well as cognitive reasoning. The Sensorimotor Stage, 0-2 years, focused on the child’s ability, or lack of rather, to understand object permanence. The second stage, described as the Preoperational Stage, focused on children of the spanning the ages of 2-7 years old. In this group, the children understood object permanence, however, could not transform these images or ideas in their mind. The Concrete Operations stage occurred between the ages of 7 and 11 years old and was defined by the child’s ability of conservative thought. These children developed the capacity

Learning theorists believe that children do not go through stage like leaps in education but learn continually. It is also explored that a child’s geographic location may play a role in their educational development. When comparing children from other countries, it has been discovered they excel or lag in specific stages at different ages than that of children from others. Vygotsky, a Russian scholar, stressed that there were sociocultural factors that influence them as well. He believes that, like Piaget, children strive to learn different ideas and principles they are guided rather than crediting the behavior to stages. If a girl, aged three, were around a community that held baking in high regard she would desire to be included as well, egocentric behavior, and would become more knowledgeable than another child whose community regarded masonry favorably. Thus making a difference in each child’s

He believed that at stage two, 1-3 years old, created a conflict of self-control pitted against fear or doubt. A child of this age would be asserting their independence, deciding what toy she wanted to play with to making choices about their daily life. She would desire to try new things on her own, such as making a bowl of cereal and if she is met with harsh critique or failure she may feel inadequate and suffer from lack of self-esteem. However, even in moments of failure, if she offers support and encouragement she will feel more confident in her independence and secure in her