License endorsements give additional rights or privileges to the license holder. For example, a driver may obtain a motorcycle endorsement on a driverâs license, certifying he has completed the necessary steps to be legally permitted to operate a motorcycle on public roads.
It includes the functions of learning, perception, memory, and thinking; and it is influenced by biological, environmental, experimental, social, and motivational factors. A variety of theories have been proposed to explain the pattern of cognitive development observed in children. PIAGET'S THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTThe Evolution of Piaget's ThinkingBeginning in the early 1960s, Piaget's theory began to replace behaviorism in America. Unlike behaviorism, this theory was seen as truly developmental because it allowed for the different capacities of children of different ages.
Theories of Cognitive Development. Cognitive development refers to the change in childrenâs patterns of thinking as they grow older. Jean Piagetâs Stage Theory. The scientist best known for research on cognitive development is Jean Piaget (see pages 72â75), who proposed that childrenâs thinking goes through a set series of four major stages.