The Play Years Cognitive Development

(ages 2-6 years) EgocentrismCentrationFocus on appearanceStatic reasoningIrreversibilityLack of conservation

Is the tendency to think about the world entirely from their own personal perspective.

Is the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation to the exclusion of others.

Is the idea that nothing can be undone. It is the failure to recognize that reversal of a process can sometimes restore something to its original state

Is the idea that the amount of a substance remains the same, despite changes in its appearance.

Piaget found that most preoperational thinkers lack conservation.

Viewed a child cognition is stimulated and directed by older and more skilled members of society who provide instruction and encouragement.key to intelligence was ability to learn, not what is actually learned

Guided participation is the process by which children learn from others who guide their experiences.

sensitive structuring of the learning experience that offers support

Is Vygotsky’s term for the skills a person can do with assistance, but not yet alone.

Internal dialogue that helps develop new ideas and solve problems

Active Learning: the child's own search for understanding, motivated by the child;s inborn curiosity

Guided Participation: Te mentor's aid in guiding the next step of learning, motivated by the learner's need for social interaction

The preschooler's tendency to perceive everything from his/her perspective and to be limited by that viewpoint

the preschooler's tendency to look to others for insight and guidance, particularly in the cognitive realm