Concept: Cognitive Development

General objectives: At the end of the class the BSN 2-S students are expected to:
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CONTENT EVALUATION
OBJECTIVES ALLOTMENT METHODOLOGIES USED

At the end of the

1. Have more Jean Piaget (1896-1980) best known for his 30 mins. Lecture- discussion class the students
comprehensive • Flip chart as been able to
analysis of the research on children's cognitive development, Piaget achieve the
development of specific
human studied the intellectual development of his own objectives.
• Audio
intelligence. three children. Piaget's theory described stages that Visual
2. Gain insights in
dealing with children pass through in the development of • Questionni
different • Handouts ng
behavior. intelligence and formal thought processes. The
3. Show sensitivity
to human needs theory describes four stages; (1)the sensorimotor
and problems. stage, (2)the preoperational stage, (3)the concrete
4. Show awareness
about the operational stage, and (4) the formal operation
importance of
the theory to the stage.
understanding
of personality.

• Sensorimotor stage (Birth to 2 years old).

The infant builds an understanding of himself
or herself and reality (and how things work)
through interactions with the environment. It
is able to differentiate between itself and
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http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cogsys/piaget.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_cognitive_development

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