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Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology. Chapter 12: Cognitive Development. Formal Operational Thought. Piaget’s final stage of cognitive development Ages 11 and up Integration of multiple cognitive skills _________________ Logic _______________ Capacity to form and test theories. Formal Thought.

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Developmental Psychology

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  1. Developmental Psychology Chapter 12: Cognitive Development

  2. Formal Operational Thought • Piaget’s final stage of cognitive development • Ages 11 and up • Integration of multiple cognitive skills • _________________ • Logic • _______________ • Capacity to form and test theories

  3. Formal Thought • Introspection • Thinking about thought • Abstract Thinking • Going beyond reality to potentiality • ____________________ • Being able to consider all possible facts and ideas and to form correct conclusions • Hypothetical Reasoning • Formulating hypothesis and examining the evidence for them, considering multiple variables

  4. Formal vs Earlier Forms of Cognitive Development • Video 1 • Video 2 • Can you understand the differences in how these children are thinking? • What are the fundamental differences?

  5. Teens as Ideologues

  6. Idealism • Why are young people so idealistic? • Why does it occur so suddenly in adolescence? • Why does it fade away as we age? • Their ability to distinguish between the possible from the real enables them to have a concept of what the world could be like. They compare the possible with the actual. • _____________ the focus of attention on social problems and the concerns of society(occurs later in adolescence).

  7. Little Adults But Not Really • Adolescent egocentrism • Heightened self awareness • “on stage” with the world as an audience • Self Consciousness • Underlying insecurities • ______________ • Less creativity as a result of growing pressures to conform

  8. Does Everyone Get to Formal Thought? • Piaget noted that disadvantaged youth may see delays in the development of formal thought • 15 to 20 years of age • Acknowledged that social environment could accelerate or delay onset of formal thought • Low SES • One estimate suggests ___________of the adult population attain complete formal thought • Piaget still maintained that “all normal individuals are capable of reaching the level of formal operation”-given environmental influences

  9. Piaget’s Goals for Education • The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of ________________________________________________________________________________________-men who are creative, inventive, and discoverers……. • The second goal of education is to form minds which can be critical, can verify and not accept everything they are offered. We need pupils who are active, who learn early to find out by themselves, partly by their own spontaneity and partly by material we set up for them……

  10. Traditional vs Progressive Education • Please define each of these terms. • Make a list of pros and cons of each type • Which do you favor and why?

  11. Generation Lost • Current Drop Out Rates

  12. Why Students Drop Out? • Your thoughts? • Family Relationships • Play a major role in academic success • ______________________________ • One of the most common reasons for females to dropout • Money and Employment • Often financial circumstances lead towards dropping out • Social Adjustment • Rejection/ lack of social skills • ____________________________ • School Apathy, Dissatisfaction, and Failure • Truancy • Personality • Stress • Socioeconomic Factors

  13. Plans for New Schools • Schools need to be smaller- trends are headed towards SLC’s _________________________ • Schools need to create a culture. A culture that promotes positive peer relationships, teamwork, and development of social skills • Schools need to provide youth with an experience of personal success and accomplishment. A model to build future successes.

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