16 going on 7
This poster presentation will address the cognitive development of a student with special needs within the Eugene-Springfield area. Shrek is a sixteen-year-old male who currently attends high school. Research was collected for the case study addressing five domains: cognitive, social, psychological, moral, and physical development. This data was collected over a time frame of 9 weeks. Outside resources as well as data retrieved and recorded from the participant, his family, two close-observing teachers, and a multitude of extant data were used to understand, developmentally, where this student is at during this period of time in his life. Compared to his general education peers, Shrek is functioning at a low-cognitive level and, according to Piaget, would be placed in the Pre-Operational stage in cognitive development. But I believe that he will be able to function relatively well in the world after he leaves high school.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon