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Cognitive Theorists

There are several early childhood theorists that focus
on Cognitive Learning Theory. 
They are:
•	Jean Piaget
•	Lev Vygotsky
•	Wolfgang Kohler
•	Robert Gagne

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Cognitive development focuses on the mental activities in which a person engages in perception, categorization, understanding, inference drawing, logical reasoning, problem solving, imagination, and memory. 

Cognitive Learning Theory

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Akilah Al-Din
Olabisi Asaya
Sylvia Chamberlain
Daniel Cheptumo

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Robert Gagne
Robert Gagne believes that it is important to provide proper conditions for learning. The 9 Events of instruction for several types of learning are:
1.	Gaining attention
2.	Informing the learner of the objective
3.	Stimulating recall of prerequisite learning
4.	Presenting new material
5.	Providing learning guidance
6.	Eliciting performance
7.	Providing feedback about correctness
8.	Assessing performance
9.	Enhancing retention and recall

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Credits

Ormrod, Jeanne E. Child Development and Education. Pearson Education 2002. 110,114.

Roblyer, M.D. Intergrating Educational Technology Into Teaching.Pearson Educational, Inc. 2006.38,39.

Summary 

Given that the Cognitive Learning Theory focuses on the how information is processed, it is imperative that once the teacher has identified the area in which a child is weak in that they are engaged in interactive learning to reinforce the skills they have,    
Build upon and strengthen them.
Technology can play a vital roll in this area.

Jean Piaget 

Jean Piaget believed that children went through 4 stages of cognitive development:

1.	Sensorimotor stage (birth – 2 years)
2.	Preoperational stage (9 2 yrs. – 7 years)
3.	Concrete Operations (7 – 11yrs.)
4.	Formal Operations Stage (11 – adults)

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