Why cognitive development matters
Why cognitive development matters
Cognitive development refers to changes in thinking as children grow, including memory, attention, language, reasoning and problem-solving. In education, teachers infer thinking from behaviour, such as how a child explains an answer, remembers instructions or approaches a puzzle.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Cognitive development and education (Cognitive). Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.