How do you reference Piaget?

Piaget, J. (1963). The language and thought of the child. Ohio: The World Publishing Company.

Is Piaget French?

Jean Piaget (UK: /piˈæʒeɪ/, US: /ˌpiːəˈʒeɪ, pjɑːˈʒeɪ/, French: [ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ]; 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called “genetic epistemology”.

What did Jean Piaget mean by four stages of cognitive development?

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through four different stages of mental development. His theory focuses not only on understanding how children acquire knowledge, but also on understanding the nature of intelligence.

What does Piaget mean by broad applicability?

–Broad applicability: The type of thinking at each stage pervades topic and content areas. –Brief transitions: Transitions to higher stages of thinking are not necessarily continuous. –Invariant sequence: The sequences of stages are stable for all people through all time.

What are the mnemonics for the four stages of Piaget?

OK, so these are the four stages, sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete, operational and formal operational. The mnemonic to remember these four stages is: Some People Can fly. So you can see sensorimotor, pre operational, concrete operational, and formal operational and some people can fly. All right. So that the mnemonic for you.

How old was Piaget when he published his first paper?

Piaget was born in Switzerland in the late 1800s and was a precocious student, publishing his first scientific paper when he was just 11 years old. His early exposure to the intellectual development of children came when he worked as an assistant to Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon as they worked to standardize their famous IQ test .