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.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionFounded 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 WorkThe Origins of Intelligence in Children (1936) 1 Jean Piaget
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Piaget held the chair of developmental psychology at the Sorbonne from 1952 to 1963.
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Source Wikipedia: Constructivist teaching methods
David A. Kolb, Thinkers Kolb names Dewey, Lewin and Piaget as the roots of experiential learning theory.
Gardner trained in the developmental tradition of Piaget
Jerome Bruner, Thinkers Bruner's cognitive-development work built on and argued with Piaget's stage account.
Kolb's theory drew on the earlier work of Kurt Lewin, John Dewey and Jean Piaget, per its own entity-description on this atlas.
The Reggio Emilia approach Malaguzzi founded acknowledges Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey among its influences.
Radical constructivism was formulated by Ernst von Glasersfeld drawing on Jean Piaget (among others), per its own entity-description on this atlas.
Theories and Approaches Developed
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Genetic epistemology is Jean Piaget's own study of the origins of knowledge, per its own entity-description on this atlas.
Source Simply Psychology
Additional Source WikipediaPiaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
Source Private Speech (Wikipedia)
Source Three Mountain Problem (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, nationality there.
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wikipedia
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It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980).
Simply Psychology
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Jean Piaget's theory describes cognitive development as a progression through four distinct stages.
Wikipedia: Constructivist teaching methods
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Scholars such as Dr. Michael Digbasanis trace the origin of this approach to the philosophies of Immanuel Kant, George Berkeley, and Jean Piaget.
Three Mountain Problem (Wikipedia)
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The Three Mountains Task was a task developed by Jean Piaget, a developmental psychologist from Switzerland.
Private Speech (Wikipedia)
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Private speech was first studied by Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget.
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