Jean Piaget's (1896-1980) Theory

JP's Clinical Method

Prior to JP's Invstigations

Piaget's Thinking Regarding Children

Piaget and Schemas

Piaget's Assimilation and Accomodation

Piaget's Process of Equilibration

Piaget's (4) Stages of Cognitive Development

Object Permanence

Classic A not B Error

Preoperational (2-7 yrs old)

Concrete Operational (7-11 or 12 years old)-BASIC LOGICAL PRINCIPLES EMERGE

Formal Operational -Adolescence into Adulthood

Criticisms of Piaget's Theory

Applying Piaget in the Classroom

Stage-based Teaching and or Constructivist Teaching Practices