PIAGET THEORYOF COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE

DEVELOPMENT Imelda C. Grado

Jean Piaget

born August 9, 1896 in Neuchâtel,Switzerland

died in Geneva on September 816,1980. he was 84 years old.

Arthur Piaget(Swiss) professor of medieval literature

at the University of Neuchâtel,

Rebecca Jackson(French)

Oldest son

1923Married

Velentine Chatenaychildren, Jacqueline, Lucienne

and LaurentWhom Piaget studied from

infancy

Parents

three children,

Life

Jean Piaget(Jean William Fritz Piaget)

1918Completed Doctorate in Biology. And he turned to psychology

1919He went to Zurich where he studies and worked in psychological clinics (psychological experimentation))

1919He went to Paris spent 2 years at the SorbonneChance to work in Binets Laboratory(standardizing several test)Development of children's intelligence could be studied Experimentally

1921Offered directorship of studies at the Institute J. J. Rousseau in Geneva1969First European cited by the American Psychological Association

1955Help of grant from Rocketfeller Foundation The International Center for Genetic Epistemology was established in Geneva

Several FieldsPhysics,biology,mathematics,language as well as psychology and education.

Geneva Group Program for scholars groups that grew up around Piaget(several Program Studied)

Education, works and booksEDUCATION WORKS AND BOOKS

age of 10 managed his first publicationa partly albino sparrow he found in a park. at age of 15 Direct work toward biological explanation of knowledgeAge of 21Published 25 professionals papers(mostly on Mollusks)(considered one of the worlds few experts on mollusks)1918Published two works 1.Biology and War2. Recherche(Search or research)Age of 30Famous of his works in psychology in University of Geneva

Harvard(a936)Sorbonne(1946)University of Brussels(1949)University of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro(1949)Comumbia( 1970)

Honorary DegreesHonored around the

word.

• Constructivism• genetic

epistemology• Theory of

cognitive development

• Object permanence

• egocentrism

Jean William Fritz Piaget

Intellectual Organization and Adaptation

Intellectual Organization and Adaptation

OrganizationOf the Environment

AdaptationPhysical Environment

Biological ActEarly work

Cognitive Act

Intellectual/ Biological Activity

Total/Process

Intellectual Functioning

Adapt

Environment and Organize Experience

Process of Intellectual Organization and Adaptation

Jean Piaget

Four basic Cognitive Concepts

equilibriumassimilation accommodationschema

schema

Cognitive or mental structures by which individuals intellectually adapt to

organize the environment

Believes that mind

Schema/SchemataSingular/Plural

Schematathought

Concept of categories

Index FileRepresents

Schema

Schemata Process and identify incoming stimuli

concept of categories

Index FileRepresents

Schema

Index FileRepresents Schema

??

DOGS HAVE 4

LEGS

I NEED TO GO TO UNI TO BE ABLE TO

WORK AS A VET

DOGS, CATS & HORSE’S

HAVE 4 LEGS

ANIMALS ARE INTERESTING CREATURES

Ahh!It’s a Dog

It’s a Dog

Initial schema child's begins to develop an understanding of what the

dog is from a picture book

“Jean look at that animal. What is it

“Ahm!It is a dog”

John looked into the field and saw a cow (new stimulus)

He had never been saw a cow

Schema(File)Place into Closely

approximately Identifies

Concept

Change

schema

Cognitive or mental structures by which individuals intellectually adapt to

organize the environment

believes

Schema/SchemataSingular/Plural

Schematathought

Concept of categories

Index FileRepresents

Schema

Schemata Process and identify incoming stimuli

Concept Change

AssimilationIs the cognitive process by which a person integrates new perceptual,

motor conceptual matter into existing schemata or pattern of behavior

Viewed as the cognitive process of placing(classifying)new stimulus events into existing schemata

AccommodationNew stimulus

Assimilate existing schema

Tries to Stimulus cannot be place or assimilated into schema

sometimes

Characteristics of a stimulus does not approximate required Childs available schemata

What can he/she do?

1.He can create new schema into which he can place the stimulus ( a new index

card on the file)

2.He can modify an existing schema so that the stimulus will fit to it.

confronted

Dogschema?

Horse Schema

4 legged things

schema

peopleschema?

catschema?

Schemata are constructed with experience

Stimuli are “forced” to

Fit the persons structure

During assimilation

Tail Fur Snout Paws Bark(woof,arf..)

Spots Tail Horns Wide nose Udders hoves Fur Snout Paws Sounds as (moo)Accommodation

Change

force

Schema New Stimuli

Birth Adulthood

knowledge is constructed

AssimilationFits

Accommodationchange

Four basic cognitive concept

SchemaBuilding block of

knowledge

Equilibrationbalance

Equibration

EquilibrationBalance between assimilation and

accommodation to create stable understanding

(Equal)

Assimilation Accommodation

Translate incoming information into a form they can understand

Adapt current knowledge structures in response to new experience

Example:person always assimilated stimuli

And never accommodatedResult to:

Unable to detect differenceExample:

The cow forever remain a dog

Example:person always accommodate stimuli

And never assimilateResult to:

most things seen as different

Result is Abnormal intellectual growth

Equal

EquilibriumSelf-regulatory necessary

mechanism necessary to ensure the developing child

efficient interaction with the environment

Assimilation Accommodation

Disequilibrium State of imbalance

between Assimilation and Accommodation

EquilibrationProcess of moving

from disequilibrium to equilibrium

Stimuli are “forced” to

Fit the persons structure

During assimilation

Tail Fur Snout Paws Bark(woof,arf..)

Spots Tail Horns Wide nose Udders hoves Fur Snout Paws Sounds as (moo)Accommodation

Change

force

Schema New Stimuli

That s cow