2. Jean was born August 9, 1896 in Neuchatel
Switzerland
After high school, he received a Ph.D in natural
sciences
He became a Biologist and a Psychologist
Throughout his career, he identified the four stages of
mental development (schema) and developed the
cognitive theory
Jean Piaget passed away on September 16, 1980 from an
unknown cause
3. The theory states that children establish their
understanding of the world through the four stages of
cognitive development
1st Stage: Sensorimotor Stage
2nd Stage: Pre-operational Stage
3rd Stage: Concrete Operational
4th Stage: Formal Operational