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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The cognitive theory Two famous scholars expound cognitive theory. One is J. Piaget a Swiss development physiologist and the other is J.S.Burner, American educational Psychologist. Piaget traces the stages of intellectual development as follows: Sensor motor stage- Infants from newborn to two years old get their senses from the movement of their bodies.Pre operational stage-children from age two to seven begin to develop their thinking by using language, letters and pictures which are abstract symbols. They can learn simple letters, numbers and pictures at this stage. Formal operations Stage- Children above eleven are mature in their thinking. They can analyze by abstract formal logic. They can be taught abstract concepts as algebra and geometry.
As the consciousness of numbers is gradually developed in children from one and half to two year old, it should be strengthened. At this stage concrete item works as "teaching aids". UCMAS use the abacus. Through constant exploration and practice the children get the concept of numbers. It is only a beginning with numbers. Soon, all the information is absorbed and processed faster in the mind. The learning of abacus helps the understanding of natural science because it has concrete string balls to help thinking. "The elevation of abacus" means the ability to calculate by concrete balls, the invisible imagery or formal calculator, which then reaches the level of mental arithmetic. The learning of abacus helps the understanding of natural science because it has concrete string balls to help thinking. "The Elevation of abacus" means the ability to calculate by concrete balls, the invisible imagery or formal calculator, which then reaches the level of mental arithmetic. The learning of abacus has the same process of cognitive theory, which emphasizes the mental development from the concrete to the conceptual, formal and symbolic.
The research on modern physiology and science of brain indicates that the brain of a 5 or 6-year-old child has reached the weight of 1200 kg making up 86% of the adult brain. At this time the child has approached the sensitive period of thinking in their receptivity, aural recognition of sound and flexibility of finger muscles. Therefore UC MAS works with children between 4 and 12 years.
At the end of the term, the children will improve academic performance, will increase speed and accuracy and will create a genius by discovering the power within.
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