Abstract
Jean Piaget changed the way educators and psychologists view children with his constructivist theory of learning. His research studied children in their natural environment and in clinical interviews. Piaget’s extensive notes on the children’s interactions with each other and adults gave him insights into their thinking and reasoning as they developed from infancy until adolescence. His theory encompasses cognitive, social, moral, and other areas of development. Application of the Piagetian theory to early childhood education has implications for the classroom environment, active learning, and teaching in ways to optimize children’s learning, which this chapter outlines, as well as ways Piagetian theory can be adapted to meet contemporary changes in early childhood practices. Key words: Constructivism, Operations, Equilibration/equilibrium, Types of knowledge, Heteronomous morality, Autonomous morality, Symbolic representation, Authentic questions, Logical Reasoning, Play
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