Summary and Objectives

• Explain key concepts such as Piaget’s Theory (using terms like object permanence, conservation, egocentric, and mental operations), Piaget’s Stages, (sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete, and formal operational), Vygotsky’s Theory, and Information Processing Theories.
• Describe the surprising behavior of children in the three mountain tasks and conservation tasks.
• Talk about why this matters by examining concepts of toy design.

Links

• Piaget’s theory
• More on Piaget’s Theory
• Piaget Summary Sheet
• Jean Piaget Society
• Life of Piaget
• More Piaget Biography
• Piaget: One of the 100 Great Scientists, According to TIME magazine.
• Pbs say Piaget is cool.
• Quick description of Piaget’s Stages.
• Keys to Piaget’s Ideas