Explain Piaget's theory of cognitive development

What will be an ideal response?

A good answer will include the following key points:
• Stage theory, discontinuous in that each stage represents qualitative change
• Main features of the theory include
• schemes–organized mental patterns, i.e. scheme for throwing, scheme for reaching, etc.
• adaptation–the way that children respond and adjust to new information
• assimilation–understanding new experiences in terms of the current way of thinking
• accommodation–changes in existing ways of thinking in response to new stimuli or events