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Piagetian developmental psychology

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Piagetian developmental psychology is a theoretical framework developed by Jean Piaget that explores the cognitive development of children. It posits that children progress through distinct stages of cognitive growth, characterized by increasingly complex thought processes, as they interact with their environment and construct knowledge.
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Piagetian developmental psychology is a theoretical framework developed by Jean Piaget that explores the cognitive development of children. It posits that children progress through distinct stages of cognitive growth, characterized by increasingly complex thought processes, as they interact with their environment and construct knowledge.

Key research themes

1. How do Piaget's stages of cognitive development define qualitative changes in children's thinking, and what empirical evidence supports or challenges these stages?

This research theme investigates the core framework of Piagetian developmental psychology—the four universal stages of cognitive development (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational). It focuses on how children's cognitive abilities qualitatively change through these stages and examines empirical findings, including critiques and modifications based on more recent research. Understanding these stages is fundamental for developmental psychology and informs educational strategies, cognitive assessment, and the integration of culture and social contexts into cognitive development.

Key finding: This paper explicates Piaget's four-stage model with detailed cognitive milestones—such as object permanence during sensorimotor stage and conservation tasks in the concrete operational stage—and emphasizes that children... Read more
Key finding: Building upon Piaget's model, this excerpt highlights the gradual and non-uniform progression through cognitive stages, noting variability in rates of development. It reaffirms critical features like egocentrism in... Read more
Key finding: This paper critically evaluates Piaget’s theory, confirming the validity of the stage sequence but identifying limitations such as underestimation of infants’ cognitive capabilities and overestimation of adolescents’... Read more
Key finding: This entry synthesizes Piaget's stage theory, underscoring the logical operations characteristic of each stage and clarifies mechanisms such as assimilation and accommodation as central to cognitive change. It situates Piaget... Read more
Key finding: This edited volume empirically supports the universal sequence of Piagetian stages observed across diverse cultures, addressing whether cognitive development follows a universal course. It reveals that developmental stages... Read more

2. What role do sensorimotor experiences and embodied cognition play in early cognitive development according to Piagetian and contemporary developmental psychology?

This theme explores sensorimotor foundations of cognition and the importance of embodied experiences in early cognitive development, consistent with Piaget’s sensorimotor stage and elaborated by contemporary embodied cognition theories. Research examines how bodily interactions with the environment contribute to the formation of sensorimotor schemes, representation, and the emergence of spatial reasoning. Understanding these mechanisms is vital for refining developmental theories and informing embodied pedagogical approaches.

Key finding: The paper extends Piaget’s concept of sensorimotor schemes as cyclical interactions of organism and environment, emphasizing adaptation via assimilation and accommodation. It highlights the functional invariants—adaptation... Read more
Key finding: This study empirically demonstrates that sensorimotor experiences, through embodied cognition, facilitate visual-spatial thinking development in children. Grounded in Piaget and Inhelder’s theory, it underscores two phases of... Read more
Key finding: This paper critiques educational technology design for neglecting the embodied basis of cognition. Drawing indirectly on Piagetian ideas, it advocates for 'embodied design' principles that align learning activities with... Read more

3. How can contemporary neo-Piagetian frameworks integrate cognitive capacities and individual differences to explain developmental variability beyond classical Piagetian stages?

This research theme examines how neo-Piagetian theories expand Piaget’s classical model by introducing multiple autonomous cognitive capacities, domain specificity, and mechanisms to address the competence-performance distinction and individual differences. It also reviews efforts to synthesize developmental stage theories with psychometric and experiential models, to better explain intra-individual variability and cognitive growth processes.

Key finding: This work proposes a theory postulating six autonomous cognitive capacity spheres and integrates them through principles like domain specificity and symbolic bias. It addresses key limitations of traditional Piagetian theory... Read more
Key finding: This empirical study relates students’ science learning performance to psychometric variables including logical thinking and cognitive styles, within a neo-Piagetian framework. It demonstrates that cognitive developmental... Read more
Key finding: The study investigates 'cognitive equivalence,' the logical explanation of similarity, revealing age-related progression in perceptible and functional equivalence aligned with Piagetian stage transitions, and notes minimal... Read more

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