The Role of Virtual Social Interaction in Driving Adolescent Cognitive Development Based on Piaget's Theory

Mahadi, Rahmad; Zahra, Latifatuz; Mananna, M. Albab; Wigati, Indah; Yanti, Fitri Ovi

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The Role of Virtual Social Interaction in Driving Adolescent Cognitive Development Based on Piaget's Theory

Authors:

Mahadi, Rahmad | Zahra, Latifatuz | Mananna, M. Albab | Wigati, Indah | Yanti, Fitri Ovi

Publisher:

Institut Islam Mamba'ul 'Ulum Surakarta

Main Topics:

Religion | Arts | Humanities | Education | Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media | Other

Journal:

Al'Ulum Jurnal Pendidikan Islam Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2026

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001895955

pISSN:

2964-7851

Abstract:

 The purpose of the current research is to examine the extent to which social media and online games support Piaget’s notion of adolescents’ ability to think abstractly, reason in a structured way, and develop metacognition. The study relies on a qualitative descriptive method based on the most recent literature from the last five years. The study concluded that social interaction in virtual environments is a space where higher-order thinking, self-reflective thinking, and the ability to think hypothetically and deductively are developed. The ability to think formally and to reason is enhanced through social media and online games, where players must collaborate and engage in discussions. Consequently, what Piaget viewed as the symbiotic relationships between social interaction and knowledge construction should now include the emergence of new digital socialization technologies. Educational practitioners and parents are encouraged to guide the purposeful use of virtual socializations to foster adolescents’ cognitive development.

Article Details

The Role of Virtual Social Interaction in Driving Adolescent Cognitive Development Based on Piaget's Theory

Authors: Mahadi, Rahmad | Zahra, Latifatuz | Mananna, M. Albab | Wigati, Indah | Yanti, Fitri Ovi

Publisher: Institut Islam Mamba'ul 'Ulum Surakarta

Main Topics: Religion | Arts | Humanities | Education | Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media | Other

Journal: Al'Ulum Jurnal Pendidikan Islam Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2026

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001895955

pISSN: 2964-7851

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Authors:

Mahadi, Rahmad | Zahra, Latifatuz | Mananna, M. Albab | Wigati, Indah | Yanti, Fitri Ovi

Publisher:

Institut Islam Mamba'ul 'Ulum Surakarta

Main Topics:

Religion | Arts | Humanities | Education | Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media | Other

Journal:

Al'Ulum Jurnal Pendidikan Islam Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2026

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001895955

pISSN:

2964-7851