Tuesday-Friday April 27

Students will be able to: Students will learn about Jean Piaget and will be able to define the stages of intellectual development.

Class Materials:

• Class Book

Class Procedure:

1. Students will read 4.4 (look below for two other additions to the reading)
   1. • What are the Stages of intellectual development?
      • Piaget’s Four stages of cognitive development
      • Sensory-Motor Stage
      • Preoperational Stage
      • Concrete Operations Stage
      • Formal Operations stage
      • Mastery of Language
      • Formation of concepts

• Read page 116: Jean Piaget: A Theory that Gives meaning to the timetable of Intellectual Development

• Read page 114: The Effect of Birth Order and Family Size on Intelligence:

Answer the following questions and these will be handed in with your Section Check-up

1. What are the three factors that evidence shows about sibling intelligence?
2. To back of this theory, why does each new child’s total quality of intellect fall?
3. Do you have more than one sibling?  If so, do you think this theory is true?  Explain yourself.  If you do not have siblings, look at others for examples.  Maybe you have a close friend with more than one sibling, do you think this theory rings true?  do you have cousins that may reaffirm this theory?

Complete the Section Check up and hand in what you have completed by the end of the period.

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