Public School vs Private Schoolrelatied to Piaget's theory on cognitive development
... the capacity for adult thought. Each stage is a prerequisite for the following stage, but the rate at which different children move through different stages varies with their heredity and environment. Piaget’s four stages are the sensorimotor stage the stage of preoperational thought, the stage of concrete operations, and the stage of formal operations. The two stages that I will cover in this project will be the stage of preoperational thought and concrete operations. During the stage of preoperational thought, children use language and symbols more extensively. Children learn without the use of reasoning, therefore are unable to think logically or deductively. Children are able to name the object but they are unable to categorize or class these objects. Events are also not linked by logic. In this stage, children begin to use language and drawings in more elaborate ways. Instead of using one word utterances they begin to use two word phrases. Children in this stage are egocentric. They see themselves as the center of the universe, therefore they are unable to take the role of another person. The stage of concrete operations is so named because in this period children operate and act on the concrete, real, and perceivable world of objects and events. Egocentric thought is replaced by operational thought, which involves dealing with a wide array of information outside the child. Therefore, children can now see things from someone else’s perspective. Children in this stage begin to use limited logical thought and processes. The child is able to reason and to follow rules and regulations. They are able to regulate themselves, and they begin th develop a moral sense and code of values. B. Objective of project The objective of this project, is to show what I believe will be a difference between private school children and public school children related to Piaget’s stages of thought. No only will I take into consideration the differences in school but, also the differences in family life, income, and social environment. C. Procedure/Method To show what I believe will be a difference in the two groups, I will give each individual child two types of conservation test. I will start by breaking them up into three different groups based on age and schools. The first group will consist of two children around the ages of 4 and 5, but from different types of schools. (One public and one private). The se...