Unit 201 Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 2
Understanding the Stages of Development of thinking and learning
The main stages of Development of thinking and learning for pupils
❖ Cognitive Development “Gaining knowledge through thought and experience”
❖ Social Development “How a child learns to live and interact with others”
❖ Emotional Development “Gaining the ability to understand and cope with emotions and feelings”
❖ Self-esteem/Self Development “Confidence in oneself and ability to recognise how to learn”
4 Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980)
Age 0 to 2 years 2 to 6 years 7 to 11 years 11 to 18+ years
Key to terminology in the 4 stages of cognitive development diagram
❖ Object Permanence “If something cannot be seen – it no longer exists” ❖ Egocentrism “See things only from their viewpoint only” ❖ Animism “All things in nature have a soul” ❖ Conservation “The ability to realise that if a material changed shape – its properties would remain the same”
Social Development Albert Bandura 1925
❖ Social theory was developed by Albert Bandura who was born in 1925
❖ Social theory suggests that children learn form their social surroundings and will alter their behaviour according to the interaction and experiences they are faced with. Imagine a class of reception pupils that have just started school – the class is lively and the teacher and assistants give sweets to pupils in an attempt to keep them happy. The class does not get any calmer and yet the teacher and assistants carry on with the same tactics. The children will ultimately think they are doing something right, as they keep getting rewarded. The class progresses from organised chaos into mayhem over the consecutive weeks.
❖ The teacher and assistants are absent from
The main stages of Development of thinking and learning for pupils
❖ Cognitive Development “Gaining knowledge through thought and experience”
❖ Social Development “How a child learns to live and interact with others”
❖ Emotional Development “Gaining the ability to understand and cope with emotions and feelings”
❖ Self-esteem/Self Development “Confidence in oneself and ability to recognise how to learn”
4 Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980)
Age 0 to 2 years 2 to 6 years 7 to 11 years 11 to 18+ years
Key to terminology in the 4 stages of cognitive development diagram
❖ Object Permanence “If something cannot be seen – it no longer exists” ❖ Egocentrism “See things only from their viewpoint only” ❖ Animism “All things in nature have a soul” ❖ Conservation “The ability to realise that if a material changed shape – its properties would remain the same”
Social Development Albert Bandura 1925
❖ Social theory was developed by Albert Bandura who was born in 1925
❖ Social theory suggests that children learn form their social surroundings and will alter their behaviour according to the interaction and experiences they are faced with. Imagine a class of reception pupils that have just started school – the class is lively and the teacher and assistants give sweets to pupils in an attempt to keep them happy. The class does not get any calmer and yet the teacher and assistants carry on with the same tactics. The children will ultimately think they are doing something right, as they keep getting rewarded. The class progresses from organised chaos into mayhem over the consecutive weeks.
❖ The teacher and assistants are absent from
Bibliography: ❖ K Beith et al, 1999, Early Years Care and Education, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford ❖ S Shaw and T Hawes, 1998, A practical guide to the Brain, Optimal learning, Leicester