Jean piaget

Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist who was the first to make a systematic study of the acquisition of understanding in children. He is thought by many to have been the major figure in 20th-century developmental psychology. Learn more about his career and his theory concerning child development.

Jean Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development outlines four stages (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational) in a child's cognitive development from infancy to adolescence.

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An overview of Swiss biologist and psychologist Jean Piaget, his theories, and how they impact learning and the education system.

Jean Piaget described the intellectual development of individuals into four stages. The two stages that affect learners in the young adolescent stage are concrete operational development and formal operational development. According to Elkind (1970), students in the concrete area can comprehend only two classes at a time and learn best from direct and personal experience. Students who have concrete operational thoughts will normally be most successful with hands-on activities.

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