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Exploring Cognitive Development: Information Processing and Piaget's Perspective

This article explores cognitive development from both the information processing and Piaget's perspectives. It discusses the acquisition of better strategies, development of working memory, and the importance of perceptual cues in information processing. It also compares and contrasts the domain-specific nature of thinking ability in Piaget's theory with the domain-independent approach of information processing.

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Exploring Cognitive Development: Information Processing and Piaget's Perspective

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  1. How many different ways can you upgrade a computer? • If you could upgrade a mind, what might you improve?

  2. Today’s session

  3. Information processing Input Process Output External stimulus Problem solving Action

  4. Information processing • Cognitive development is seen as a process by which children become capable of processing information in more complex ways • Development of working memory, attention • More skilled/efficient use of processes • Acquisition of better strategies

  5. Information processing • Can you remember learning to multiply numbers? • How is this skill different for you now?

  6. Information processing • Automation of processing allows processing capacity to be ‘freed up’ so more complex tasks can be undertaken

  7. Case (1974) • Cognitive development involves changes in: • Number of ‘schemes’ available • Like Piaget’s schemas • Figurative, operative & executive • Acquired through modification, combination & consolidation • M-power (mental capacity) • Importance attached to perceptual and other cues

  8. IP versus Piaget Piaget Information processing Thinking ability is domain specific Ability to solve problems depends on cognitive load, strategies & experience Children acquire rules that are ‘good enough’ for common problems Development can be accelerated with teaching • Thinking ability is domain independent • Ability to solve problems depends on a grasp of their underlying logic • Children work out an accurate understanding of how the world really is • Development proceeds at its own pace

  9. IP versus Piaget • How does Piaget explain adult performance on the pendulum problem & how would the IP approach explain it? • Which account do you find more convincing?

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