Piaget's theory of cognitive and affective development (5th ed )

This best-selling introduction to Jean Piaget's theory shows readers how children construct and acquire knowledge related to current constructivist approaches. This text is well-regarded as a work that preserves the historically important research done by Jean Piaget. The Classics Edition retains all of the content of the previous edition and contains updates in critical areas by Barry Wadsworth and a foreword by William Gray, Dean of the School of Education, University of Toledo.

1. Intellectual Organization and Adaptation. 2. Intellectual Development and Other Factors. 3. Sensorimotor Development. 4. The Development of Preoperational Thought. 5. The Development of Concrete Operations. 6. The Development of Formal Operations. 7. Further Aspects of Piaget's Theory. 8. The Implications of Piaget's Theory for Education: Principles of Constructivism. 9. Applications.