Child Development Theorist Webquest

Child Development: Ages & Stages Webquest
Name: ______________________________ Date: ____________________
Directions: Use the following websites to answer the questions below. Please answer in complete
sentences.
https://www.verywellmind.com/piagets-stages-of-cognitive-development-2795457
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sociocultural-theory-2795088
Define the word Theory:
1. “Jean Piaget's theory of theory of cognitive development suggests that children move
through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on
understanding how children acquire knowledge but also on understanding the nature of
intelligence.”
2. The Four Stages are:

a. Sensorimotor stage: Birth to 2 years
b. Preoperational stage: Ages 2 to 7
c. Concrete operational stage: Ages 7 to 11
d. Formal operational stage: Ages 12 and up
3. “As kids interact with the world around them, they continually add new knowledge, [and]
build upon existing knowledge.”
4. Fill out the chart below:

Stage Age Characteristics &
Developmental Changes
Sensorimotor Know the world through

2 years movements and
sensations.
Realize that their actions
can cause things to
happen in the world around
them
Preoperational Begin to think symbolically

2 to 7 years and learn to use words and
pictures to represent
objects.
Getting better with
language and thinking, but
still tend to think in very
concrete terms.
Concrete Operational 7 to 11 years Begin to think logically

about concrete events.
Thinking becomes more
logical and organized, but
still very concrete.
Formal Operational Age 12 and up Begins to think abstractly

and reason about
hypothetical problems.
Begins to use deductive
logic, or reasoning from a
general principle to specific
information.
5. Define the following terms:

● Schema: the mental and physical actions involved in understanding and knowing.
● Accommodation: the ability to change existing schemas in light of new information.
● Assimilation: The process of taking in new information into our already existing schemas
is known as assimilation.
● Object Permanence: a cognitive skill that describes a child's understanding that objects
and people still exist even when they cannot be seen or heard.
● Conservation: the protection of the cultural heritage of a nation state, or of a culture not
defined by state boundaries.
6. “Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier

model of human needs.
7. “Needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs
higher up.”
8. Fill in the chart below:
Tier Needs Examples
Basic Needs Physiological Needs Breathing food water shelter

clothing sleep
Basic Needs Safety and security needs Health employment family
Psychological Needs Belongingness & Love Friendship family senses of

Needs connection
Psychological Needs Self esteem Confident achievement

respect others
Self-Fulfilment Needs Self-Actualization Needs Morality creativity spontaneity
9. “Deficiency needs arise due to deprivation and are said to motivate people when they are
unmet.”
10. “Growth needs do not stem from a lack of something, but rather from a desire to grow as a
person.”
11. “Sociocultural theory grew from the work of seminal psychologist lev Vygotsky who believed
that parents, caregivers, peers, and the culture at large are responsible for developing higher
order functions.”
12. Explain the Zone of Proximal Development: (ZPD)

the distance between the actual development level (of the learner) as determined by
independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through
problem solving under adult guidance, or in collaboration with more capable peers.
13. Why is socializing and play important for a child’s development?

children can further stretch their conceptual abilities and knowledge of the world.
14. Explain the 3 different types of Play and the child’s age range that a child develops through.
Imaginary play, role-playing, games, and reenactments of real events. This help promote
the growth of abstract thought.

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Child Development: Ages & Stages Webquest

Name: __________ Date:

Define the word Theory:

2. The Four Stages are:

4. Fill out the chart below:

Sensorimotor Know the world through

Preoperational Begin to think symbolically

Concrete Operational 7 to 11 years Begin to think logically

Formal Operational Age 12 and up Begins to think abstractly

5. Define the following terms:

● Accommodation: the ability to change existing schemas in light of new information.

6. “Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier

Basic Needs Physiological Needs Breathing food water shelter

Basic Needs Safety and security needs Health employment family

Psychological Needs Belongingness & Love Friendship family senses of

Psychological Needs Self esteem Confident achievement

Self-Fulfilment Needs Self-Actualization Needs Morality creativity spontaneity

12. Explain the Zone of Proximal Development: (ZPD)

13. Why is socializing and play important for a child’s development?

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