The Four Stages of Cognitive Development

Jean Piaget identified the Four Stages of Cognitive Development in children in 1936.   He was the first researcher who conducted a systematic study into cognitive development. Piaget suggests that intelligence isn’t fixed,  and so children can’t be provided with information all at one time. Instead, they must learn in stages.   The four stages…

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Applying Kolb’s Experimental Learning Cycle

Learning theorist, David Kolb, founded the Experimental Learning Cycle (1984).   It is a four-step cycle model where the learner experiences different learning styles: doing, observing, thinking and planning.   Applying Kolb’s Experimental Learning Cycle means that the learner goes through each step of the process in order to learn effectively.     “Learning is…

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