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The Theorist (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) Piaget was a psychologist who focused on childhood development and trying to answer the question: “how does knowledge grow” (The Jean Piaget Society, 2014). According to Silverthorn (1999), “Children’s logic and modes of thinking are initially entirely different from those of adults” (p. 2). Piaget family. [Photograph] Retrieved from http://archivespiaget.ch/fr/jean-piaget/photos/index.html

The Four Stages of Development According to Borich & Tombari (1997), thinking patterns or stages occurred in this way: “1. They always happen in the same order. 2. No stage is ever skipped. 3. Each stage is a significant transformation of the stage before it. 4. Each later stage incorporated the earlier stages into itself” (p. 47).” Sensorimotor Intelligence Preoperational Thinking Concrete Operational Thinking Formal Operational thinking

Sensorimotor: Birth to 2 years Example: A mother talking to her infant when she is out of sight The stage encompasses the ages of birth to two. The infant is using its senses (looking and listening) in order to place an object. The infant is organizing information to get an understanding of its surroundings using senses and motor skills (Seifert & Sutton, 2009, p. 47). Using her voice (sound), the mother is teaching her infant that the she (the object), is there (still exists) even though she cannot be seen. The child is able to track the object despite its lack of language (Seifert & Sutton, 2009) Peekaboo Babies [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.peek-a-boo-pregnancy.com/images/peekaboo.jpg

Preoperational: age 2 to 7 Example: A five year old boy having an imaginary friend Stage encompasses the ages from 2 to 7. Boy is using an imaginary friend to adapt to his surroundings (Seifert & Sutton, 2009, p. 48) Boy is engaging in dramatic play. At this self-centered stage, the boy will not understand why everyone does not have an imaginary friend because he thinks others should see the world as he does. Boy is not using language to be social; instead, he is living in his own world. Imaginary Friend [Picture] Retrieved from http://www.millennialinflux.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/imaginary-friend.png

Concrete Operational: Ages 7 to 11 Example: In a science classroom, five glasses of different shapes and sizes are placed on a table and filled with one cup of water. The students see how the same amount of a liquid looks in a different container. The glasses are concrete objects and not an abstract thought. The students conclude: “If nothing is added or taken away, then the amount of something stay the same” (Seifert & Sutton, 2009, p . 48). They are able to understand the idea of quantity. Can use reversibility, “ability to think about steps in a process in any order” (Borich & Tombari, 1997, p. 48). Megna,R. (1995). Water Takes on Shape of Container. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://fphoto.photoshelter.com/image/I00000iCAlEumPmY

Formal Operational: Ages 12 to Adult Example: Planning all aspects of a vacation Encompasses the ages of 12 to adulthood Can think hypothetically Uses deductive reasoning to predict the potential results or outcome of a decision (Borich & Tombari, 1997). Can solve problems Think abstractly. Able to solve hypothetical problems based on numerous factors (McLeod, 2010). Vacation Budget Planner Template. [Graphic] Retrieved from https://images.template.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/13090736/Vacation-Organizer-Budget-Planner-Template.jpg

Works Cited Borich, G. & Tombari, M. (1997). Educational Psychology: A Contemporary Approach. (2nd ed.). Imaginary Friend [Picture] Retrieved from http://www.millennialinflux.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/imaginary-friend.png McLeod, S. (2010). Formal Operational Stage. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/formal-operational.html Megna,R. (1995). Water Takes on Shape of Container. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://fphoto.photoshelter.com/image/I00000iCAlEumPmY Peekaboo Babies [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.peek-a-boo-pregnancy.com/images/peekaboo.jpg Piaget family. [Photograph] Retrieved from http://archivespiaget.ch/fr/jean-piaget/photos/index.html Piaget pipe. [Photograph] Retrieved from http://archivespiaget.ch/fr/jean-piaget/photos/index.html Seifert, K. & Sutton, R. (2009). Educational Psychology, (2nd ed.). Silverthorn, P. (1999). Jean Piaget’s Theory of Development. Retrieved from http://members.iinet.net.au/~aamcarthur/4_Mar_2008_files/Piagets_Theory_of_Development.pdf. The Jean Piaget Society. (2014, March 12). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from http://www.piaget.org/aboutPiaget.html#biblio Vacation Budget Planner Template. [Graphic] Retrieved from https://images.template.net/wpcontent/uploads/2016/01/13090736/Vacation-Organizer-Budget-Planner-Template.jpg