Using Cognitive Development Psychology in the Classroom

Do you ever feel bombarded with the amount of new information in a class? How do you process new information in order to create usable knowledge? These are the types of questions cognitive psychologists and teachers seek to answer.

Background Cognitive development is the branch of psychology that addresses learning through information processing, reasoning and memory. Before moving forward, let's define information processing. Information processing is the theoretical perspective of psychology that focuses on the ways in which learners think about and process new information the-classroom.html

Team #1 Cognitive Development “Acquiring knowledge”

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How do assimilation and accommodation help a child adapt to his environment? Assimilation and accommodation help children incorporate new information into their schemas. Accommodation and Assimilation

Piaget’s Cognitive Development Cognition: How people think & Understand. Piaget developed four stages to his theory of cognitive development: – Sensory-Motor Stage – Pre-Operational Stage – Concrete Operational Stage – Formal Operational Stage.

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development: 1. Sensorimotor period (birth to 2 yrs.) 2. Preoperational period (2-6 yrs.) 3. Concrete operations period (6-12 yrs.) 4. Formal operations period (12+) development.html

Team #2 Cognitive Development “Acquiring knowledge”

Lev Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development The role of culture and social interactions are imperative to cognitive development, according to psychologist, Lev Vygotsky Vygotsky believed that adults in a society foster children's cognitive development in an intentional and systematic manner by engaging them in challenging and meaningful activities.

Team #3 Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding in the classroom The zone of proximal development, commonly referred to as ZPD, is an important principle of Vygotsky's work

Differences between Piaget & Vygotsky's Cognitive Development Theories

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