Cognition in early childhood essay (APA format)

Cognition in Early Childhood

DEP 2000

Complete a thorough description of Piaget’s preoperational stage? Include the basic premise of the stage, the strengths and weaknesses of the theory (based on research, not your opinion), and be sure to include all major components of the theory:

· Operations

· The relation between language and thought

· Centration (include examples)

· Conservation (include examples)

· Transformation

· Egocentric thought

· Intuitive thought

Then, compare and contrast Piaget’s theory of cognitive development in early childhood to Vygotsky’s theory. Include the major components of Vygotsky’s theory as well.

· Zone of proximal development

· Scaffolding

The paper must be three typed pages in APA format (size 12 Times New Roman font, 1” margins, double spaced, paragraph format with headings). Please have your paper proof read. Papers with gross grammatical errors will not be graded.