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 Level Worked At 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 Alfie Kohn (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Constructivist teaching methods
David A. Kolb, Thinkers Kolb names Dewey, Lewin and Piaget as the roots of experiential learning theory.
Source David Ausubel (Wikipedia)
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.
Source John H. Flavell (Wikipedia)
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.
Source Reuven Feuerstein (Wikipedia)
Source The Mathematical Association: Professor Richard Skemp, interview by Michael Worboys, Mathematical Gazette-era newsletter, March 1977
Source Robert Kegan (Wikipedia)
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 Piaget's theory of cognitive development (Wikipedia)Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead section
Source Private Speech (Wikipedia)
Source Schema Theory (Wikipedia)
Source Three Mountain Problem (Wikipedia)
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1896
- Death Year: 1980
- Birthplace: Neuchatel, Switzerland
- Nationality / Culture: Swiss
- 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.
- Notable Work: The Origins of Intelligence in Children (1936)
View the Source 2. Jean Piaget (Wikipedia)
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while on the faculty of the University of Geneva
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.
Robert Kegan (Wikipedia)
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The third is what Kegan calls the constructive-developmental tradition (which includes James Mark Baldwin, John Dewey, George Herbert Mead, Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, William G. Perry, and Jane Loevinger).
John H. Flavell (Wikipedia)
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Building off the work of Jean Piaget, Flavell published a book on children's cognitive development
The Mathematical Association: Professor Richard Skemp, interview by Michael Worboys, Mathematical Gazette-era newsletter, March 1977
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Certainly a number of lines of thinking have been triggered off by the effort to understand Piaget which might not have been triggered off otherwise.
Alfie Kohn (Wikipedia)
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Kohn's ideas on education have been influenced by the works of John Dewey and Jean Piaget.
Reuven Feuerstein (Wikipedia)
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Feuerstein studied under Andre Rey and Jean Piaget.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development (Wikipedia)
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It was originated by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980).
David Ausubel (Wikipedia)
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Ausubel was influenced by the teachings of Jean Piaget.
Schema Theory (Wikipedia)
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The term schéma was introduced by Piaget in 1923.
New World Encyclopedia: Jean Piaget
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Jean Piaget (August 9, 1896, September 16, 1980) is considered the developmental psychologist of the twentieth century.
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