A group situation, such as school, where there is peer collaboration, shared ideas, intense communication, as well as adult supervision, is ideal. Cognitive structures incorporate the ego and moral judgment. Perception of self incorporates moral structures. Cognitive development alone will not develop the ego. Ego development alone will not develop moral structures.
Basic development involves basic cognitive structures such as repetition, reinforcement, etc.
This development results from interaction between the structure of the organism and the structure of the environment. It is not a direct result of maturation. The influence of Piaget s stages is evident as Kohlberg describes the development of cognitive structures as moving toward greater equilibrium. The equilibrium gained in interaction is the child s truth. It is what they know.