Education Atlas

How Knowledge Is Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

The Inner World

The Civil World

The Natural World

Thinkers

Jean Piaget

Citation Formats

General Reference

APA Style

BibTeX

Swiss psychologist who began his career in zoology before turning, through his work assisting Alfred Binet's intelligence testing in Paris, to how children's understanding develops over time. His stage theory of cognitive development remains foundational to developmental psychology and constructivist approaches to teaching.

Facts
Birth Year
1896 1
Death Year
1980 1
Birthplace
Neuchatel, Switzerland 1
Nationality / Culture
Swiss 1
Defining Contribution
Founded genetic epistemology and the stage theory of cognitive development (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational), establishing child development as a subject of systematic scientific study. 1
Notable Work
The Origins of Intelligence in Children (1936) 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Theories and Approaches Developed

Cognitivism, Pedagogical Approaches
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Learning Theory and Concepts
Source Simply Psychology
Additional Source WikipediaPiaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
Sources
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Simply Psychology
Simply PsychologyTheories and Approaches Developed: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentView the Source
Simply Psychology
Simply PsychologyTheories and Approaches Developed: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's Theory and Stages page, attribution
Quote, Theories and Approaches Developed: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's Theory and Stages page, attribution
Jean Piaget's theory describes cognitive development as a progression through four distinct stages.
View the Source
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Approaches Developed: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
Quote, Theories and Approaches Developed: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980).
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

View At A Past Year

The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.