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Piaget asserts intellectual development includes stages of reasoning, Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete, and Formal Operational. Implementing these theories into reality, Piaget asserts that children are active knowers, learning through a variety of active tasks which promote structure and organization, as well as paradoxes to motivate a child beyond what is known.
Eriksen's theory of development is individuals are seeking Identity throughout their lives, moving in and out of the several different stages. Two of these stages are Identity Diffused, no decisions have been made regarding one's identity, the other is Foreclosed, premature decisions have been made regarding identity, usually based on other's opinions.
Kohlberg's theory is one of moral development, based on seven basic stages. Each of these stages builds upon the foundation laid in the previous, until the individual reaches a point where justice and individual dignity are important.
Krathwohl's theory asserts that each person will develop their own belief system. The belief system will be developed as an individual receives information, responding to stimuli, valuing an idea, organizing values, internalizing the values.
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