DEVELOPMENT TOPIC - NEW AQA GCSE PSYCHOLOGY (9-1)

Complete lesson powerpoints and resources for the following spec points:

**Early brain development **

• A basic knowledge of brain development, from simple neural structures in the womb, of brain stem, thalamus, cerebellum and cortex, reflecting the development of autonomic functions, sensory processing, movement
  and cognition.
• The roles of nature and nurture.

Piaget’s stage theory and the development of intelligence/ The role of Piaget’s theory in education

• Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development including concepts of assimilation and accommodation.
• The four stages of development: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational and formal operational. Application of these stages in education.
• Reduction of egocentricity, development of
  conservation. McGarrigle and Donaldson’s ‘naughty teddy study’; Hughes’ ‘policeman doll study’.