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Piaget’s stages of cognitive development by safeer
1. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Safeer Ahmad
M. Phil Scholar
University of Education Attock Campus
2. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
There are four stages of Piaget’s
Cognitive Development. These are :
1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete Operational
4. Formal Operational
3. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Sensorimotor
Age Duration
0-2 Years
4. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
First Stage: Sensorimotor
Characteristics
1. Begins to make use of imitation, memory and
thought.
2. Begins to recognize that objects don’t cease to
exist when they are hidden.
3. Move from reflex actions to goal directed
activity.
5. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Preoperational
Age Duration
2-7 Years
6. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Second Stage : Preoperational
Characteristics
1. Gradually develops use of language and
ability to think in symbolic forms.
2. Able to think operations through logically in
one direction.
3. Has difficulties seeing another person point of
view.
7. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Concrete Operational
Age Duration
7-11 Years
8. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Third Stage : Concrete Operational
Characteristics
1. Able to solve concrete
problems in logical fashion.
2. Understands laws of
conservations and is able to
classify and seriate.
3. Understand reversibility.
9. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Formal Operational
Age Duration
11- adult Years
10. PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Fourth Stage : Formal Operational
Characteristics
1. Able to solve abstract
problems in logical fashion.
2. Becomes more scientific in
thinking.
3. Develops concern about
social issues, identity.
