A Study Of Piaget's Concepts

* The child can draw circles, lines and dots, using preferred hand (2 years old)

A well-intentioned, but meddling, relative comes to visit the weekend before your child's first birthday, in April. She cautions you that you must be spoiling the child, because he hides behind your leg and clings to you when she tries to give him a hug, and he did not do this when she visited at New Year's. How will you explain what is happening with your child?

When given the choice of seven activities all three of the children, aged two years old, went straight for the sandpit to draw letters in the sand with thick and long sticks. The children doing the activity love to draw by making shapes and different movements with a variety of implements, for example paint, colouring pencils or chalk, which is similar to writing in the sand in many different ways. This means spelling out the letters in the sand can be used as a way of stimulating interest in writing.

Moreover, they are based on seeing positive and negative shapes and noting shape, proportion, angles, direction and sub-shapes (Dinham, 2015, p. 2). Any object can be used in an observational drawing, likewise anything that is of interest to the artist or the audience. A viewfinder, such as a piece of square cardboard with a postage stamp sized cut out may be used to help isolate sections of the object, thus aiding students’ “…understanding of spatial relationships” (Dinham, 2014, p. 374). An observational drawing demonstrates the process required to carefully view and draw an object. It highlights the importance of paying particular attention to recognise the leaves lines, shape, and edges and the need to take the time to draw meticulously. Observational drawings have a positive impact in the classroom because they allow students to explore the visual world using their senses, such as their sight, to express ideas and make meaning of these processes (Dinham, 2015, p. 1). Therefore, it is recommended that the processes of observational drawing should become a regular arts practice in the classroom and must be incorporated in the curriculum several times a

What makes children so different even when they are the same age? This is an important question and one that has not yet been fully answered. We do know, however that children’s development is shaped both by intrinsic or personal factors, such as their health, but also external factors such as their family environment and their access to educational provision. This means that while a child may be born with the potential to be a great artist, this potential is unlikely to be realized unless the child has the chance to paint and draw and is encouraged by adults.

To develop reading comprehension many are taught at an early age to read and write basic letters and shapes. In a 2012 study conducted by Indiana University, psychologist Karin James tested a five year old children, who was not yet able to efficiently read or write, by asking them to reproduce a letter or shape in three different ways: drawn onto a blank sheet, traced over a dotted line, or typed on a computer. Results of the three test concluded through a MRI scan that was conducted while the tests occurred, that only while the children were drawing freehand that activation across the brain associated in adults with reading and writing occurred. Therefore in the development of a child’s reading comprehension freehand drawing is proven to aid in development greater than typing and tracing over dotted lines, which are both common ways in modern times used to teach children reading and writing. Using a digital media when developing a young child’s reading comprehension skills will then be less effective in the development as well as

The product being evaluated for this paper is the Doodle Pro by Fischer Price, designed for children 3 and up. This product has been available for 42 years, or since 1974 when originally created as the “Magna Doodle” by Pilot Pen Corporation. It was later bought out by Fischer Price, the specific creator is unknown (Freudenrich, 2008). The Doodle Pro contains an attached stylus and 4 different shapes. It works as a magnetic drawing board that has 2 screens with a honey-comb lattice like structure in between the screens that contains finely cut iron. When the stylus touches the screen it draws the iron to the top layer of plastic, where it stays in whatever shaped intended until erased, creating a no-mess chalkboard (Fischer-Price, 2016). It is designed to allow children to explore and practice writing and drawing in a more creative and open way, where it is seen as fun and not work. The product works to mimic an individual writing or drawing normally, the child picks up the attached stylus and draws as they like, and when they are finished with that particular picture they slide the eraser button across the bottom of the screen to clear the picture and start again. To see a visual of the product, Doodle Pro, please refer to Appendix A. This allows for practicing of the essential skills and penmanship, and confidence children will need throughout their lives.

During this time, the student has to picture what she wants to draw in her head and thinks about how she wants to draw it on the paper. This helps the student with her problem-solving process. The student mental-plans by thinking in a step-by-step process of how she wants to construct her flower, like I explained above. She self-monitors by when she is drawing her flower, she can control not wanting to begin another drawing until this one is finished. In the end, the student evaluates herself by looking at her end product and saying, “Wow. I really drew a pretty flower!” The student was playing by herself during this time so this play sequence did not contribute to language

She drew me a “Big Pony”. This setting was also at a friend’s job. Charlotte and riley were together at the time when they got to draw their pictures. The stage I would put charlotte’s drawing in is the schematic stage. I would say the schematic stage because during this drawing I noticed she held the crayon the correct way, and I see shapes in her drawing. In her drawing, I also noticed loops and a couple of oddly shaped circles and squares. During this stage, simple shapes form from controlled scribbles. The children develop and find their muscle control and hand-eye coordination. It is said that during this stage children drawings start to seem more organized. The children are able to make basic forms by controlling the lines. Children ages 3-4 are usually in this stage, this stage is also known as the basic forms stage. During this stage children start to hold their crayons or markers the correct way. Children are now able to control their scribbles, make circular shapes, make loops, and multiple lines that are seen clearly now. During ages 3 and 4 children also will refuse to color with a dry marker, and now ask the teacher to put their names on their art work so it can be displayed in class or taken home. Although I did put charlotte in the schematic stage it does not mean she did not have qualities of the controlled scribbling stage. Charlotte did display some of the qualities of the stage before her, but

The Critique of Piaget's Theories Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980) was a constructivist theorist. He saw children as constructing their own world, playing an active part in their own development. Piaget’s insight opened up a new window into the inner working of the mind and as a result he carried out some remarkable studies on children that had a powerful influence on theories of child thought. This essay is going to explain the main features and principles of the Piagetian theory and then provide criticism against this theory. Cognitive development refers to way in which a person’s style of thinking changes with age.

Piaget’s theory is that he believed it is in a child's nature to be curious about their surroundings, children want to grasp an understanding of what is going on around them, sometimes their ideas may or may not be correct. According to Piaget, “Assimilation which occurs when new experiences are readily incorporated into a child’s existing theories” (172). For example, this means that a child knows when the family dog barks and licks his face. When the child has the same experience at another house it makes sense because they child has already learned that theory of the dog.

The content in chapter five Creating Art introduced appropriate activities and concepts to introduce art to young learners. The chapter outlines various topics such as sensory experiences, drawing, painting, print making, fiber art, and collages. These topics attempt to demonstrate ways young learners can create art inside the classroom. Isbell and Raines (2012) suggest that teachers should “demonstrate her respect for children’s ways of learning when she provides open ended materials such as clay, paint, and a variety of tools,” (p. 141). In addition to the artistic materials, the chapter encourages teacher to utilize photography, sewing, technology, and group activities. As an educator, it is imperative to provide young learners with a wide

Yes, only children age 3-5 were used in experiment 1 and children aged 4-6 in experiment 2 for this study. These studies dealt with visual recognition of cursive letters’ shapes in children. After a short visual examination of a letter, children

It’s very important to train your eyes as a photographer because you gain new perspective of your surroundings and you begin to pay more attention to little details. Drawing has helped train my eye to pay attention to details such as lines, shadows, light, proportion, texture, and color. When working on each drawing project such as the still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, I would notice my eye rapidly going back and forth from the subject to the paper trying to focus on all the details, whether it be the reflection of light on a cup or vase, the shadows on the busts, or the vibrant colors in the landscape drawing. I would do my best to try and accurately transfer what was in front of me onto the paper. In order to get the best shot in photography, photographers have to pay attention to these details to make their photos more interesting to look at. Without

Educational Implications of Piaget’s Theory. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is well-known and provides a basic understanding of the cognitive process and how children