Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development among preschool

In this essay, the author

• Explains piaget's theory of cognitive development. physical, psychosocial and cognitive are three dimensions that relate to the human development.
• Explains that jean piaget is the synonym name with the cognitive development theory, and in this writing discussion will focus on his theory of cognitive development.
• Explains that piaget has described three interrelated processes occurring in the cognitive growth: organization, adaptation, and equilibration. he believes that simple, innate schemes are the first step for the babies to understand their world.
• Explains that santrock (2008) defines schemes as actions or representations that organized knowledge. fetsco & mcclure (2005) mention that people are using the organized patterns of thought and action to understand their world.
• Explains that piaget describes the organization, adaptation and equilibration as the interrelated process occurs in the cognitive growth.
• Explains that adaptation is the process of developing, refining, and adjusting schemes to maintain equilibrium. children need to make an adoption to ensure that the new information aquired function effectively.
• Explains piaget's theory of cognitive development, which includes four stages: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational. the use of language and symbolic thought rapidly expands during this stage.
• Explains that cognitive processes and development can be engaged with experiential learning as children will have authentic and real experience of the things that they have learned. the learning outcome will be meaningful to them.