CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

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Piaget study only children. He came up with 4 stages of development. The correct order of the stages was
A
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and then formal operational.
B
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational and then sensorimotor.
C
sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational and then preoperational.
D
Preoperational, concrete operational, sensorimotor and then formal operational.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensorimotor stage: Birth to 2 years. Preoperational stage: Ages 2 to 7. Concrete operational stage: Ages 7 to 11. Formal operational stage: Ages 12 and up.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Piaget, children have four stages of development which he classified as Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational. In each of these stages, children continually add new knowledge, build upon existing knowledge, and adapt previously held ideas to accept new information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, it could be concluded that the correct order of Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development is ‘Sensory-motor period-Preoperational period-Concrete operational period-Formal operational period’.

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