The physical development of kids is easy to track. You can measure their height, weight, strength and ability to control their bodies. What is complex is to determine cognitive and intellectual ...

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) always considered himself a natural scientist, not a psychologist. As a boy he quickly gave up play and pretend to take refuge in "work" -- exploring internal combustion ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles to help you explore student abilities, and how critical thinking is taught and learned, to better enable you to help your students thrive in ...