Key Works
The Origins of Intelligence in Children
Explores how intelligence develops from infancy through early childhood.
The Language and Thought of the Child
Examines how language and cognition develop together.
Core Ideas
Cognitive Development Stages
Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational stages.
Constructivism
Children actively build knowledge through experience rather than passively receiving it.
Schemas
Mental frameworks used to organize and interpret information.
Why It Matters Today
Piaget’s theory is foundational in education, showing how learning must match a child’s developmental stage.
Quote
“Intelligence is what you use when you don’t know what to do.”
Related Thinkers
Lev Vygotsky · Albert Bandura · William James · Carl Rogers