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Santrock tells how "Piaget's theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development" (Santrock, 2013, p. 25) This opened the door for others to view children's development differently.

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According to Hopkins "Much of the revolution in cognitive neuroscience was anticipated by Piaget’s approach" (Hopkins, 2011).

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Hopkins states that "Piaget’s theory was highly influential in American schools in the latter half of the 20th century (Hopkins, 2011). Because of Piaget many people now believe that child development and adult development are different.

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Jean Piaget's Major Contributions to Child Development

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Jean Piaget's Major Contributions to Child Development

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Nicole Lipford

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McLeod states that "Piaget (1936) was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development" (McLeod, 2015). Allowing others to begin more research on how and why children develop the way that they do.

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References

Hopkins, J. Roy. (2011). The Enduring Influence of Jean Piaget. Retrieved from http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2011/december-11/jean-piaget.html

Jax, Christine. (2016). How Piaget's Theory Influenced Child Development Research.  Retrieved from http://oureverydaylife.com/piagets-theory-influenced-child-development-research-15902.html

McLeod, S. A. (2015). Jean Piaget. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html

Mwojtowych. (n.d.). Jean Piaget. [digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=jean-piaget-quiz

NNDB. (2014). Jean Piaget. [digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.nndb.com/people/359/000094077/

Santrock, J. W. (2013). Children (12th ed.). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Weinstein, Gali. (2012, September 25). Jean Piaget. [digital image]. Retrieved from https://myalberteinstein.com/2012/09/25/einstein-wondering-about-space-and-time-like-a-child/

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Jax states that "He published 53 books and 523 articles, and an examination of his work in editions of the 'Handbook of Child Psychology' found that he was 'the most referenced author in the field of child psychology,' according to the academic paper for the Jean Piaget Society" (Jax, 2016)

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Mcleod explains how "Piaget's ideas have generated a huge amount of research which has increased our understanding of cognitive development". (McLeod, 2015).  This has helped to motivate others to look at child development in a different light than adult development (McLeod, 2015).

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According to McLeod "His contributions include a theory of child cognitive development, detailed observational studies of cognition in children, and a series of simple but ingenious tests to reveal different cognitive abilities" (McLeod, 2015).