We have uploaded some 4 YouTube videos on our Piaget Wiki Page focused around Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development. The video that I want to highlight are the Concrete. When viewing the video I immediately noticed that the child was older which I made a connection with the age group (7-11) The child in the video game a detailed explanation as to why the liquid in the containers were the same amount. Within this stage a child begins to develop a better sense of decentering, reversiblity, classification and conservation. The child was able to explain that the container changed but nothing was added to the liquid to increase the amount. On the other hand a child in the preoperational stage would state that the amount was different because the two different sizes of containers.
After viewing the videos are there other Piaget videos you suggest ? What are your views on the stages of cognitive development? Have you seen any components of the stages in your observations?
Stages of Cognitive Development (brief descriptions)
Sensorimotor---children begin to understand the world around them through there senses (Birth-2 years) Key term from this stage (object permeance)
There are a few links to other videos on our wiki page to see each stage in action.
Preoperational-Children use play , words as well as pictures to learn how to use objects. The child is usually only aware of their own perspectives (ages 2-7). ( Key term in this stage (egocentrism)
Concrete- Children begin thinking logically and accept the viewpoints of others. (ages 7-11) Key terms from this stage (reversibility, conservation and classification)
Formal- Individuals are able to make inferences along with thinking logically and ideas are not longer “black and white” (age 11 and continues to adulthood)
During my observations of a Kindergarten child who is about 5 almost 6 years of age I am noticing her demonstrate some actions that I believe would be in the preoperational stage (still being egocentric and knowing right from wrong but still believing that her view is the only acceptable view) but then others that are in the "early" concrete stage (when playing accepting the ideas and viewpoints of another older child who is directing her play. Allowing this child to create the play environment and direct the behaviors of the other children. – Not trying to bring up another theorist but I think this would also correlate with Vygotsky’s theory of self-regulation that occurs during imaginary play). I find it interesting how videos can "bring to life" the ideas that we read about and in my case help me to realize that I am seeing some of the same behaviors in my observations.
ReplyDeleteThat is an excellent example L Taylor Cook. I too find great value in the videos which accompany the theories being studied. I think that often a theory which is experienced as overwhelming can often be clarified or supported by a very simple visual observation. Good examples of this are the videos of Piaget's experiments. While in writing they were described at length, the videos demonstrated the simplicity and reason behind each experiment.
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I find that in my work and in my observations that my children (who are up to 4 years of age) are moving from the sensory motor stage into the pre-operational stage. It is a fascinating time to watch the children change and this age has a strong focus of many of Piaget experiments.
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