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Piaget's Stage Theory
Explanations > Learning
Theory > Stage Theory > Piaget's Stage Theory
Jean Piaget was one of the 20th century's most influential figures in child
development and learning, and identified the following stages of development.
| Age |
Period |
Characteristics |
| 0-2 |
Sensori-motor |
The infant learns to differentiate between itself and
other objects within its environment, learning the difference between 'me'
and 'not me'. |
| 2-4 |
Pre-operational thought |
The child is still very egocentric, but now classifies
objects in simple ways - particularly by individual important features. |
| 4-7 |
Intuitive |
The child now classifies things more generally, but is not
aware of the classes that he or she uses. |
| 7-11 |
Concrete operations |
Here, the child can use logical operations, such as
reversal, deliberate classification and serialization. |
| 11-15 |
Formal operations |
Now things become more conceptual as the child is able to
think in terms of abstract ideas. |
So what?
When working with young children, be very careful when dealing with
classifications and concepts. Find where they are first and then play to how
they understand.
See also
Piaget, J. (1929). The Child's Conception of the World, Routledge and
Kegan Paul, London
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