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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN

nt. Adaptation occurs through the functioning of the mental processes of assimilation and accommodation (pp. 26-27). Assimilation involves the perception and interpretation of new information within the context of existing knowledge and understanding. Accommodation is a more advanced process that involves the restructuring of mental organization in order to include new information.

Assimilation and accommodation, along with equilibration and functional assimilation, are stage-independent conceptions in Piaget's cognitive theory of human development (Lerner, 1991, pp. 246-250). Equilibration refers to the balance between the action of an organism on its environment and the action of the environment on the organism. Functional assimilation is the concept that explains why human development continues after equilibration has been attained.

Piaget's cognitive theory of human development also includes stage-dependent concepts (Lerner, pp. 250-261). These five stages of human development are sensorimotor development, preconceptual thought, intuitive thought, concrete operations, and formal operations (Hill & Humphrey, pp. 27-29). A general semiotic function is held to exist and to develop rapidly in humans prior to school age (Piaget, 1962, p. 227).

Lev Vygotsky (1981, pp. 155-178) offered an alternative explanation of the process of cognitive development in children. A major difference between the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky lies in the perception of the relationship between individuals and their environments (Schoenberg, 1991, pp. 179-186).

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