Elementary (Ages 7 to 11) Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is the growth pattern during the elementary ages?
Growth is slow and steady.
This period typically includes children aged 7-11 years.
What advancements in skills occur during the elementary ages?
Advancements in fine motor skills allow students to enjoy crafts and write more clearly.
Fine motor skills are crucial for tasks requiring hand-eye coordination.
What characterizes concrete thought in elementary-aged students?
Thinking is more logical and organized but still very concrete.
Students begin to use inductive reasoning to solve problems.
What is inductive reasoning?
Information leads to a general principle.
This type of reasoning helps students draw conclusions based on specific examples.
What do students begin to realize about their thoughts and feelings?
They begin to realize that not everyone else shares their thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
This realization is part of their social and emotional development.
What occurs during the cognitive transition in elementary students?
Students master inductive reasoning and begin to use deductive reasoning.
Deductive reasoning involves applying general principles to specific situations.
What marks the beginning of formal operational thought?
The use of deductive reasoning to grasp more abstract concepts.
This stage typically follows the mastery of concrete operational thought.
What feelings do students develop with encouragement and recognition of success?
Feelings of competence and achievement.
Positive reinforcement from teachers and peers is key to this development.
How do students’ collaborative abilities change during this stage?
They are more able to collaborate with other students.
Collaboration is important for social skills and teamwork.
Who plays a major role in the development of elementary-aged students?
Teachers and peers begin to play a major role in development.
Social interactions are crucial for emotional and cognitive growth.
What is the industry versus inferiority stage?
Children between the ages 5 and 12 develop a growing sense of competence and accomplishment as they develop a greater understanding of their capabilities and limitations.
What is the concrete operational stage?
In children between ages 7 and 11, thinking becomes more logical, organized, and systematic.
What does reversibility mean in child development?
To mentally undo actions or operations; allows individuals to understand that certain processes can be reversed to return to their original state.
What is classification?
Classification is the process of categorizing objects, events, or concepts based on common attributes or characteristics.
What is the purpose of classification in learning?
It enables children to organize and make sense of their environment.
