” Jean Piaget

Cognition

• Proponent: Jean Piaget 1952
• Principle: Language Learning is part of a child`s cognitive development
• “ Children`s language development relies on their understanding of the word or cognition”

Jean Piaget (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ]; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980)

was a Swiss clinical psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development.

 Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called

"genetic epistemology".

• The word cognition comes from the Latin verb cognosco (con 'with' and gnōscō 'know') (itself a cognate of the Greek verb γι(γ)νώσκω gi(g)nόsko, meaning 'I know, perceive' (noun: γνώσις gnόsis 'knowledge')) meaning 'to conceptualize' or 'to recognize
• Cognition is "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses processes such as knowledge, attention, memory and working memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning and "computation", problem solving and decision making, comprehension and production of language

Important Concepts in Cognitive Development

• To better understand some of the things that happen during cognitive development, it is important first to examine a few of the important ideas and concepts introduced by Piaget.
• The following are some of the factors that influence how children learn and grow:
• Schemas
• Assimilation
• Accommodation
• Equilibaration

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