Cognitive Development

Uses animation to explain Piaget's theory of cognitive development and live action to examine Dr Siegfried Engelmann's behaviorist view of intellectual development., Uses animation to explain Piaget's theory of cognitive development and live action to examine Dr. Siegfried Engelmann's behaviorist view of intellectual development. Discusses Piaget's four stages of cognitive maturation and his concepts of assimilation and accommodation. Visits an elementary school that offers a curriculum based upon Piaget's theories and a classroom where behaviorist principles are being applied to mathematics instruction.
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Episode of Series “Developmental psychology today”. Describes and portrays two major theories of cognitive development: Jean Piaget’s developmental stage approach with its emphasis on maturational and environmental factors; and the cognitive learning or cognitive behavioural approach subscribed to by such developmentalists as Jerome Bruner, Jerome Kagan and Sidney Bijou. Suitable for tertiary and upper secondary levels.

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