EDUCATION UGC NET
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY
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Sensorimotor stage
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Preoperational stage
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Formal operational stage
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Concrete operational stage
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Piaget, at age 7 thinking is no longer egocentric, as the child can see more than their own point of view. Aim: Piaget and Inhelder (1956) wanted to find out at what age children decenter-i.e. become no longer egocentric.
Detailed explanation-2: -While kids at earlier stages of development are egocentric, those in the concrete operational stage become more socio-centric. In other words, they are able to understand that other people have their own thoughts.
Detailed explanation-3: -The preoperational stage occurs from 2 to 6 years of age, and is the secondstage in Piaget’s stages of cognitive development. Throughout most of the preoperational stage, a child’s thinking isself-centered, or egocentric.
Detailed explanation-4: -Children are much less egocentric in the concrete operational stage. It falls between the ages of 7 to 11 years old and is marked by more logical and methodical manipulation of symbols. The main goal at this stage is for a child to start working things out inside their head.