Psychologists who describe how children and adolescents grow in thinking, concepts, language and moral reasoning, and who connect that growth to schooling. A person belongs here when the cited article calls the person a developmental psychologist or names child development, moral development or conceptual development as the person's work. It excludes behaviorists and memory researchers, who sit in their own groups. Their stage and growth theories shaped what teachers expect children to understand at each age.
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Wikipedia: Deanna Kuhn
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Deanna Kuhn is a Developmental Psychologist interested in the development of scientific reasoning, argumentation, and critical thinking skills.
Lev Vygotsky (Wikipedia)
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Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (Russian: Лев Семёнович Выготский, IPA: [vɨˈɡotskʲɪj]; Belarusian: Леў Сямёнавіч Выгоцкі; 17 November [O.S. 5 November] 1896, June 11, 1934) was a Russian and Soviet psychologist, best known for his work on psychological development in children and creating the framework known as cultural-historical activity theory.
Lawrence Kohlberg (Wikipedia)
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Lawrence Kohlberg (; October 25, 1927, January 17, 1987) was an American psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.
Kazimierz Dąbrowski (Wikipedia)
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He is known for his theory of "positive disintegration" as a mechanism in personality development.
Wikipedia: Susan Carey
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She studies language acquisition, children's development of concepts, conceptual changes over time, and the importance of executive functions.
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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