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Understanding Cognitive Development

The document discusses cognitive development, specifically through the lens of a child's understanding of balance using a balance beam. It illustrates concepts such as schema, assimilation, and accommodation in relation to a child's learning process, referencing Piaget and Vygotsky's theories. The submission includes a reference to Pearson Education's material on cognitive development.

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Understanding Cognitive Development

The document discusses cognitive development, specifically through the lens of a child's understanding of balance using a balance beam. It illustrates concepts such as schema, assimilation, and accommodation in relation to a child's learning process, referencing Piaget and Vygotsky's theories. The submission includes a reference to Pearson Education's material on cognitive development.

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Cognitive Development

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Cognitive Development

Suzanne's schema of the balance beam is based on the incorrect assumption that having

the same number of tiles on both sides of the fulcrum will always make it balanced. This schema

is an initial intuitive concept of equilibrium that does not include the factor of the distance from

the fulcrum. The cognitive process that leads to her error is centration, defined by Piaget in

which the child is focused on one element of the problem (number of tiles) at the expense of the

other (distance from the fulcrum). As Suzanne is not thinking of the distance at the start, she

assumes that equalizing the two sides of the tiles will make the beam balanced.

An example of assimilation in Suzanne's thinking is when she applies her existing

schema to a new balance beam problem. Even after hearing her peers describe it, she continues

to apply the same incorrect method, attempting to balance the beam by equating the number of

tiles but not their location. This is assimilation because she is applying new information to her

existing mental structure rather than modifying it.

A good example of accommodation comes later in the lesson when Suzanne begins to

rethink her approach. The second she sees tiles more distant from the fulcrum will result in the

most significant effect on balance; she is making her schema adapt to this new information. This

is an example of accommodation because she is altering what she already knows based on new

information.

By applying Vygotsky’s theory, social interaction, and scaffolding were two impacts on

cognitive development within this lesson. To begin with, interaction between the peers helped

Suzanne learn. Molly and Gretzel rectified her misapprehension by clarifying that weight and

length are balancing factors. Secondly, the instructor offered to provide leading questions and

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break down the problem into steps as a means of scaffolding. These provided Suzanne with a

progressive approach toward understanding the balancing factor concept, which demonstrates

Vygotsky’s assertion that learning is achieved through social interaction and guidance.

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Reference

Pearson Education, Inc. (2025). Cognitive Development in Fourth Grade. [Link].

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