Piaget determined that the concrete operational stage of cognitive development in children starts at around seven years of age and lasts until the child is approximately eleven. During the concrete operational stage, children learn how to manipulate symbols and concrete objects, but they still find abstract or hypothetical concepts more challenging. There are several concrete […]
Jean Piaget: Theory of Play
Jean Piaget was a highly influential Swiss biologist and psychologist who developed a controversial model of child development and learning—Jean Piaget Theory of Play—based on careful observations of his own three children. Today, although his theories are much expounded, they are also heavily criticized, and despite the fact that he undoubtedly made a massive contribution […]