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Children 7/e Book Cover
Children, 7/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas
Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Learning Objectives

By the time you have completed this chapter, you should be able to reach the following goals:

1

Know about Piaget's stage of preoperational thought.

2

Discuss Vygotsky's theory.

3

Compare Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories.

4

Describe the information-processing approach.

5

Understand the young child's theory of mind.

6

Discuss language development in early childhood.

7

Describe variations in early childhood education.

8

Evaluate whether preschool matters and school readiness.








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