____Age Characteristic Infant 0-2 years Affiliation Early Childhood (2-7 years) Play Middle Childhood (7-12 years) Learning Adolescence (12-19 years) Peer Adulthood Work Source: Thomas (2008) III. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PIAGET and VYGOTSKY According to Dr. Michael Thomas in the work entitled: "Cognitive Language and Development" while Piaget was reliant upon the clinical method of using questions that probed and uncovered the understanding of children, Vygotsky was concerned "with historical and social aspects of human behavior that make human nature unique."

Their research again points to superior cognitive skills in children -- this time in the mathematical realm. However, their research only targeted a small sample of children from the same cultural background. I would like to extend to a cross-cultural sample from actual different countries. If my research supports that of Levine and Huttenlocher, as I predict it to be ramifications include the fact that differences in mathematical ability

Scientific inquiry is encouraged, too. "Children are actively involved in formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, collecting and organizing data and drawing their own conclusions." Even though children at the pre-operational stage are egocentric and view the world as if it were solely their own, they still probe for answers and explanations about what they smell, hear, taste, touch, and see. Scientific activities also allow the children to witness cause and effect

He also responds to hearing his first name being spoken and can tell the difference between the sound of his mother and grandmother's voice and the voice of other women. When he is with other children in the same room, he plays and has a smile on his face. Because he is only 12 months old, he probably would have developed only the most rudimentary of language skills if he

As such, the author understands that he operated under his own set of rules during his Level 1 development. While primarily focused upon his own pleasure, the author shows the beginnings of Level 3 development even during stage 1. He understands the interdependence of human beings within a society. This is emphasized during his frequent illnesses, when the author was dependent upon friends and lecturers for his academic survival. In

Cognitive Development Jean Piage is a luminary as far as cognitive development theory goes. This is because of his contributions in his intellectual development theory. According to Piaget, intellectual development is a continuation of innate biological processes. He emphasizes that children go through four sequential processes of development. These four stages also occur with sub stages within them. The sensory motor stage: 0 to 2 years; intuitive stage: 2 to 7 years;