Scientific knowledge is in perpetual evolution; it finds itself changed from one day to the next.
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland on August 9, 1896. He was always interested in natural sciences. For example, when he was 11 he wrote a paper about an albino sparrow. By the time he was 15, he had published seven papers. He went to the University of Neuchâtel. He got all the way up to his Ph.D in Zoology there. He is known for his work with children. He died on September 16, 1980.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development deals with the development of children. He created five new words, which have majorly changed our definition of things. He created schema which is when you create a mental representation. Assimilation which is when a child uses a preexisting schema to fit new object. Accommodation which changed the schema to fit new objects. Object permanence, which is when a child knows the object exists even when it is not present. Representational thought is the ability to picture something in your own mind. Conservation is when quantity does not change even though appearance does. Egocentric is when a child is unable to understand another perspective. Piaget's Stages of Development has four stages which explain a child's development. These stages are sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operation stage, and formal operation stage.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development deals with the development of children. He created five new words, which have majorly changed our definition of things. He created schema which is when you create a mental representation. Assimilation which is when a child uses a preexisting schema to fit new object. Accommodation which changed the schema to fit new objects. Object permanence, which is when a child knows the object exists even when it is not present. Representational thought is the ability to picture something in your own mind. Conservation is when quantity does not change even though appearance does. Egocentric is when a child is unable to understand another perspective. Piaget's Stages of Development has four stages which explain a child's development. These stages are sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operation stage, and formal operation stage.