Jean piaget

Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist who was the first to make a systematic study of the acquisition of understanding in children. He is thought by many to have been the major figure in 20th-century developmental psychology. Learn more about his career and his theory concerning child development.

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Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist, who’s main focus was on child development. Jean Piaget developed the theory of cognitive development, and an epistemological view which together was named ‘Genetic Epistemology’. Here are some mind-blowing existential Jean Piaget quotes on life, psychology, and children! Here are 78 Inspiring Jean Piaget Quotes: 1. “To understand is […]

Jean Piaget was a Swiss philosopher and natural scientist, well known for his work studying children, his theory of cognitive development and for his epistemological view called "genetic epistemology." The very great importance he attached to the education of children made him declare in 1934 in his role as Director of the International Bureau of Education that ‘only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual’. In 1955 he created the…

Jean Piaget was born in 1896 in Switzerland, and he died in 1980. His background was in biology and he became especially fascinated with studying the psychological development of children. Piaget was a transformational researcher in the field of child developmental psychology. In fact, he is still, to this day, the most cited psychologist in the field. So what exactly did Piaget do? How did he change our understanding of human brain development from infancy to adulthood? In this edition…

Piaget's Four Stages of Cognitive Development Infographic

Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) was a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. He is best known for his four-stage theory of cognitive development.