CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Schemas are categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand the world. In Piaget’s view, a schema includes both a category of knowledge and the process of obtaining that knowledge.3 As experiences happen, this new information is used to modify, add to, or change previously existing schemas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children construct an understanding of the world around them, experience discrepancies between what they already know and what they discover in their environment, and then adjust their ideas accordingly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Schemas constantly grow and adapt as children gain new experiences, giving them the structure to acquire knowledge. Piaget suggested this occurs in two ways: assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation means a child uses a preexisting schema to understand a new situation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sensorimotor Stage. The sensorimotor stage is the first phase of children’s cognitive development. During this stage, children primarily learn about their environment through their senses and motor activities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Piaget believed that schemas are important in the process of cognitive development. As children have an experience, they develop a schema to explain it and organise it within their brain. The more experiences have, the more complex and numerous their schemas become.