CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jean Piaget was a genetic epistemologist and psychologist who pioneered the constructivist theory of understanding and advocated for the study of development as a field of study. In 1929, Piaget moved to the University of Geneva, where he headed the child psychology faculty for the rest of his career.

Detailed explanation-2: -Piaget called his general theoretical framework “genetic epistemology” because he was primarily interested in how knowledge developed in human organisms. Piaget had a background in both Biology and Philosophy and concepts from both these disciplines influences his theories and research of child development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Piaget defined himself as a ‘genetic’ epistemologist, interested in the process of the qualitative development of knowledge. He considered cognitive structures development as a differentiation of biological regulations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Genetic epistemology or ‘developmental theory of knowledge’ is a study of the origins (genesis) of knowledge (epistemology) established by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget.

Detailed explanation-5: -The four stages are sensorimotor (birth to age 2), preoperational (2 to 7 years), concrete operational (7 to 11 years), and formal operational (11 years on).