CHL2601 2024 Assignment 4 Due June 2024

CHL2601
ASSIGNMENT 4 2024

1.1 Below are Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development, labelled from A to D.
following these stages are ten test items. Based on your knowledge of cognitive
development, categorise the test items according to the most appropriate stage of
development.

A. Sensorimotor stage

B. Pre-operational stage

C. Concrete operational stage

D. Formal operational stage

A. Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to 2 years)
i. Construct and understand the world around them through their senses
vii. Require security and comfort
xii. Non-toxic and washable books

B. Pre-operational Stage (2 to 7 years)
ii. Beginning to understand symbolic representation
iii. Egocentric and think that the world revolves around their needs
v. Enjoy stories in which animals and inanimate objects can talk
xiv. Enjoy predictable stories and rhythmical rhymes

C. Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)
vi. Start to use logic
x. Worry about peer acceptance and find comfort in books that deal with friendship among
peers
xv. Can classify books according to criteria and enjoy concept books