Information processing model

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist who studied children’s cognitive development. He theorised that thinking processes changed as we grow. He identified four major stags in development where the world is viewed and information from the environment is processed differently in each of these stages. Within each stage, time is taken to test and practice new skills before they are further development into a higher level skill. (Vialle)

Piaget described this change as a process of adaptation or changing our behaviour to better suit a situation. (Scrafe)
Within this process Piaget also identified two identified two sub processes, assimilation and accommodation

The Assimilation sub process involves adjusting what we already know to fit a new situation. Having the knowledge on how to draw a grid and using grow on this knowledge to learn a new technique.

The accommodation sub process involved changing existing schemeas to be able to take on board new information. (Mclinernay) One le...