HED4813
ASSESSMENT 02/ 2025
Unique Number: 147511
Closing date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 11:00 PM Total:
100 Marks
Prof Hlamulo Mbhiza,
N.B PAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM (CHANGE WORDS)
Question 1: Critical Discussion on Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive
Development and Mathematics Education
Introduction
Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is known to have developed a theory of
cognitive development that describes how the child constructs a mental
representation of the world around him. His contribution has greatly helped
educational psychology particularly in establishing learning of children.
According to the cognitive development theory given by Piaget, there are four
stages which are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and
formal operational. The qualitative changes that occur at each stage refer to
ASSESSMENT 02/ 2025
Unique Number: 147511
Closing date: Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 11:00 PM Total:
100 Marks
Prof Hlamulo Mbhiza,
N.B PAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM (CHANGE WORDS)
Question 1: Critical Discussion on Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive
Development and Mathematics Education
Introduction
Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is known to have developed a theory of
cognitive development that describes how the child constructs a mental
representation of the world around him. His contribution has greatly helped
educational psychology particularly in establishing learning of children.
According to the cognitive development theory given by Piaget, there are four
stages which are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and
formal operational. The qualitative changes that occur at each stage refer to
