My topic of interest is Cognitive Development. I chose this topic because I have always been amazed with Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development. I am fascinated with how children learn just as Piaget was years ago. In the Effective Programs and Practices course we observed young children at various child care facilities throughout the course. As I observed it became apparent to me that children were not less intelligent than adults, they just think differently than adults (Cherry, n.d.). This was what Piaget’s thoughts were as well.
My personal experience with cognitive development came to true form as I observed the children in various preschools and child care facilities. The knowledge that I gained from observing children learning proved that several of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development are indeed exactly what he theorized. For example the preoperational stage which involves pretend play showed in several instances during my observations. But the children still struggled with logic.
I have gained several insights from the course chapters for Week 1 and Week 2 as well as the research charts. The course book outlines how to select a topic for research and how to design the research. The research chart assignments has allowed me to become familiar with how to identify the participants involved in the research as well as how to locate the results of the research . Knowing how to choose a topic and how to design your research is very important.
I am willing to share all of my resources to assist you, my colleagues, in whatever way I can to make certain that your research efforts are successful. I am asking for your thoughts and/or opinions on my topic. Any input you have will be greatly appreciated. I am eager to hear from you.
Reference
Cherry, K. (n.d.). Piaget’s stages of cognitive development: Background and key concepts of Piaget’s Theory. Retrieved from http://www.about.compsychology.
I am also fascinated with the role of cognitive development in children. I think that children learn through play. I feel that play promotes all of the developmental domains, especially cognition. If children don't get the opportunity to have play experiences, their meta-cognition and social cognition will be affected.
ReplyDeleteI am eager to see how your research progresses throughout this course. It will be interesting to see how things are similar to when Piaget document them, and to see if there is anything that has changed.
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