Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Stages of
Development
Equalibrium
Balance between
schemes & Environment
Thought process
0-2
years
Sensorimotor
Schema
Formation
Object Permanence
2-7
years
Preoperational
Organisation
Organising information in
an hierachical way from
general to specific
Process of acquiring knowledge
Egocentrism-Centation
7-11
years
Concrete Operational
Adaption
Conservation
11+
years
Formal Operational
Abstract and hypothetical Reasoning
Assimilation
Adjusting new experiences or knowledge into existing
schema
Accommodation
Modifying existing schema to integrate or adapt to
new experiences