Week 2: September 23, 2005
In the following material, the findings of two child psychologists is briefly summarized. Use this information to do the assignment for Week 3.
Assignment:
Each member of the group will find an example of a children's book in English that represents one of the stages of the theories of either Piaget or Kohlberg.
Write a brief report listing
the stage of development
and the book you selescted giving:
the title of the book
the author(s)
the publisher and city
the date of publication
Explain your reason for the choices you made.
Be prepared to bring the book and present your findings to the class.
The Chart below is a brief synopsis of the Piagetian Stages of Child development:
Stage of Growth:
Birth to Two Years
Sensorimotor:
Child explores the world through the senses and motor activity
Type of Book:
Toy Books:
Books can be handled by the young child.
Child invited to �participate� by use of flaps to move, fabric/objects to touch, sounds to produce.
Pre-operational:6 -7 years
Focus on the present. Child begins to use symbols to represent objects. Observation is often only from child�s point of view
Concept Books:
This type encourages exploration and refinement of generalizations. Fiction in picture book format having patterns or repetition. There is a clear plot structure.
Concrete Operational: 7 � 11/12 years
Child can use logic as well as sensory data to explain observed phenomena. Able to see other points of view and can understand past and future.
Chapter Books:
Books that contain more complex stories than found in most picture books. Bibliographies help child understand lives in the past.
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Moral Development of Children
Piaget:
Very young children:
Do not easily see the point of view of others.
Label acts as totally right or wrong.
Judge by consequence not by intention.
Eight to nine years:
Develop better skill at understanding point of view of another.
Are able to consider intentions of other persons.
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Kohlberg:
All children pass through the same sequence of moral stages but males tend to develop differently from females.
Pre-conventional Morality:
Level 1:
Obedience and punishment
Level 2:
Rewards and reciprocity
Conventional Morality:
Level 3:
Orientation towards pleasing others
Conformity toward role behaviors
Desire to maintain social order
Beyond Conventional Morality:
Level 5:
Social contact
Level 6:
Universal ethical principles
