Piaget's
Cognitive Stages of
Development

Prepared by:
Maria Angela L. Diopol
Education Units – Imus Institute
Jean William Fritz
Piaget

• Born: 9 August 1896
Neuchatel, Switzerland
• Died: 16 September 1980
Geneva, Switzerland (aged 84)
• University of Neuchatel;
University of Zurich
• Fields: Developmental
Psychology, Epistemology
Who is Jean Piaget’s?
Arthur Piaget

Valentine
Châtenay

Jean

Rebecca Jackson

sister

sister

1896-1980
Born in Switzerland

Jacqueline

Lucienne

Laurent

First published at age
11
 First published at age 11
Know for cognitive
development theory


Know for cognitive
development theory
Aug. 9, 1896-- Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland
1906--- Published first scientific paper
1911--- Started publishing on own
1917--- Published a philosophic novel, Recherch �
1918--- Doctor's degree with a thesis on mollusks of Valais
1919--- In Paris, started to study language development in children
1921--- Started to work in child psychology
1922--- Met and married Valentine Chatenay in Geneva
1924--- Published The Language and Thought of the Child
1925--- First daughter born
1926--- Published The Child's Conception of the World
1927--- Second daughter born
1927--- Published The Child's Conception of Causality
1928--- Published Judgment and Reasoning in the Child
1929--- Appointed professor of history of scientific thought at the University of Geneva
1931--- First son born
1932--- Published The Moral Judgment of the Child
1936--- Published The Origins of Intelligence in Children
1940--- Became Director of the Psychology Laboratory
1950--- Member of the Executive Council of UNESCO
1951--- Published Play, Dreams, and Imitation in Children
1955--- Became director of International Center for
Epistemology in Geneva
1958--- Published The Growth of Logical Thinking
From Childhood to Adolescence
1970--- Published Carmichael's Manual of Child
Psychology
1971--- Published Biology and Knowledge
1972--- Defined the four stages of intellectual development
1974--- Published The Grasp of Consciousness
1980-- Died on September 17th
How do we understand the world around us?
As we get older our collection of knowledge
helps us to understand and comprehend
the world around us…
ANIMALS ARE
INTERESTING
CREATURES

DOGS
HAVE 4
LEGS

??

DOGS, CATS
& HORSE’S
HAVE 4 LEGS

I NEED TO GO TO
UNI TO BE ABLE
TO WORK AS A
VET
Three Basic
Components to
Piaget’s
Cognitive Theory
SCHEMA
• Basic building block of intelligent behavior.
• Units of knowledge
• Set of linked mental representations of the
world, which we use both to understand and to
respond to situations.
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=

ACCOMODATIO ASSIMILATION
N

ADAPTATION

SCHEME
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
Birth – 2 years

Object permanence
Mental representation
• Object permanence – the concept that things
continue to exist even when they are out of
sight.
• Mental representation – mental images or
symbols (such as words) used to think about or
remember an object, a person, or an event.
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
2 – 7 years

Language
development
Fantasy play
Symbolic gestures
Egocentrism
• Egocentric – unable to see
things from another’s point of
view.
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
STAGE
7 – 11 years

Conservation
Complex
classification
• Principles of conservation – the
concept that the quantity of a
substance is not altered by reversible
changes in its appearance.
• Complex classification – to think about
objects as being simultaneously
members of two classes, one more
inclusive than the other.
FORMAL OPERATIONAL
STAGE
Adolescence - Adulthood

• They are capable of going beyond the here and
now to understand things in terms of cause and
effect, to consider possibilities as well as
realities, and to develop and use general rules,
principles, and theories.
“ The principle goal of education
in the schools should be creating
men and women who are capable
of doing new things, not simply
repeating what other generations
have done. ”

- Jean Piaget
References:

• http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinke
• Smith, L. (1997). Jean Piaget. In N.Sheehy, A.
Chapman. W.Conroy (eds). Biographical
dictionary of psychology. London: Routledge.
• McLeod, S.A. (2009). Jean Piaget / Cognitive
Theory – Simply Psychology. Retrieved from
http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
• Lundin, R. W. (1996). Theories and Systems of
Psychology 5th Ed. pp. 287-290
• Morris, C.G. et.al. (2007). Psychology Concepts
and Applications. pp.241-243
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  • 1.
    Piaget's Cognitive Stages of Development Preparedby: Maria Angela L. Diopol Education Units – Imus Institute
  • 2.
    Jean William Fritz Piaget •Born: 9 August 1896 Neuchatel, Switzerland • Died: 16 September 1980 Geneva, Switzerland (aged 84) • University of Neuchatel; University of Zurich • Fields: Developmental Psychology, Epistemology
  • 3.
    Who is JeanPiaget’s? Arthur Piaget Valentine Châtenay Jean Rebecca Jackson sister sister 1896-1980 Born in Switzerland Jacqueline Lucienne Laurent First published at age 11  First published at age 11 Know for cognitive development theory  Know for cognitive development theory
  • 4.
    Aug. 9, 1896--Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland 1906--- Published first scientific paper 1911--- Started publishing on own 1917--- Published a philosophic novel, Recherch � 1918--- Doctor's degree with a thesis on mollusks of Valais 1919--- In Paris, started to study language development in children 1921--- Started to work in child psychology 1922--- Met and married Valentine Chatenay in Geneva 1924--- Published The Language and Thought of the Child 1925--- First daughter born 1926--- Published The Child's Conception of the World 1927--- Second daughter born 1927--- Published The Child's Conception of Causality 1928--- Published Judgment and Reasoning in the Child 1929--- Appointed professor of history of scientific thought at the University of Geneva 1931--- First son born
  • 5.
    1932--- Published TheMoral Judgment of the Child 1936--- Published The Origins of Intelligence in Children 1940--- Became Director of the Psychology Laboratory 1950--- Member of the Executive Council of UNESCO 1951--- Published Play, Dreams, and Imitation in Children 1955--- Became director of International Center for Epistemology in Geneva 1958--- Published The Growth of Logical Thinking From Childhood to Adolescence 1970--- Published Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology 1971--- Published Biology and Knowledge 1972--- Defined the four stages of intellectual development 1974--- Published The Grasp of Consciousness 1980-- Died on September 17th
  • 6.
    How do weunderstand the world around us? As we get older our collection of knowledge helps us to understand and comprehend the world around us… ANIMALS ARE INTERESTING CREATURES DOGS HAVE 4 LEGS ?? DOGS, CATS & HORSE’S HAVE 4 LEGS I NEED TO GO TO UNI TO BE ABLE TO WORK AS A VET
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    SCHEMA • Basic buildingblock of intelligent behavior. • Units of knowledge • Set of linked mental representations of the world, which we use both to understand and to respond to situations.
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    SENSORIMOTOR STAGE Birth –2 years Object permanence Mental representation
  • 12.
    • Object permanence– the concept that things continue to exist even when they are out of sight. • Mental representation – mental images or symbols (such as words) used to think about or remember an object, a person, or an event.
  • 14.
    PREOPERATIONAL STAGE 2 –7 years Language development Fantasy play Symbolic gestures Egocentrism
  • 15.
    • Egocentric –unable to see things from another’s point of view.
  • 16.
    CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE 7 –11 years Conservation Complex classification
  • 17.
    • Principles ofconservation – the concept that the quantity of a substance is not altered by reversible changes in its appearance. • Complex classification – to think about objects as being simultaneously members of two classes, one more inclusive than the other.
  • 18.
    FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE Adolescence -Adulthood • They are capable of going beyond the here and now to understand things in terms of cause and effect, to consider possibilities as well as realities, and to develop and use general rules, principles, and theories.
  • 20.
    “ The principlegoal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. ” - Jean Piaget
  • 21.
    References: • http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinke • Smith,L. (1997). Jean Piaget. In N.Sheehy, A. Chapman. W.Conroy (eds). Biographical dictionary of psychology. London: Routledge. • McLeod, S.A. (2009). Jean Piaget / Cognitive Theory – Simply Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html • Lundin, R. W. (1996). Theories and Systems of Psychology 5th Ed. pp. 287-290 • Morris, C.G. et.al. (2007). Psychology Concepts and Applications. pp.241-243