Jean Piaget S Theory And Four Stages Of Cognitive Development. The four stages of development. That is if we can discern that a student is significantly over or under developed with regard to their particular phase of development we can seek out support for that child.
That is if we can discern that a student is significantly over or under developed with regard to their particular phase of development we can seek out support for that child. They can then move on to the next stage. Jean piaget s theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of intellectual development which reflect the increasing sophistication of children s thought his theory focuses on understanding how children acquire knowledge regarding fundamental concepts such as object permanence number categorization.
Piaget s theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence it was originated by the swiss developmental psychologist jean piaget 1896 1980.
In piaget s theory there are four critical concepts of adaption that help to explain how each child is able to advance through the four stages. Adaption is needed for a child. Piaget s stages are. Moving through the stages of cognitive development.