Module 4 Flashcards
(65 cards)
Age of Concrete Operational Stage
7-12
3rd stage of cognitive development in Piaget’s theory
Concrete Operational Stage
evident for concrete (actual) objects/concepts
Mental operations
the ability to accurately imagine the consequences of something happening without it actually needing to happen.
Mental Operations
Have overcome previous limitations (e.g. reversibility, conservation, decentering)
Concrete Operational Stage
Operations are
actions that are not physical in nature
they are manipulations carried out in the mind. They originate from the physical manipulations that begin at the sensorimotor period however.
Operation are actions
5 Interrelated Competencies
- Classification
- Class Inclusion
- Seriation
- Transitive Inference
- Reversibility
Mnemonic: Cole Can See The River
able to divide or sort objects into different sets and subsets, and consider relationships
Classification
group animals according to habitat (difficult for preoperational)
Classification
logical operation recognizing that a class or group can be part of a larger group
Class Inclusion
Preoperational can’t understand that mommy can’t be part of another larger family. She is only part of their family
Class Inclusion
o Ex. Crabs are part of the crustacean family
Class Inclusion
ability to arrange items in a sequenced order according to particular properties
Seriation
What competency is children’s ability to arrange from lightest to darkest
Seriation
Requires children to simultaneously recognize two-way relations.
Seriation
logical operation that builds on seriation, being able to compare two sets of relationships to each other and deriving a third relation
- Transitive Inference
o Pineapples are bigger than mangoes; mangoes are bigger than grapes… therefore…. pineapples are bigger than grapes
Transitive Inference
The understanding that relations can be returned to their original state by reversing operations (if nothing has been added or taken away).
Reversibility
o Related with class inclusion and seriation
Reversibility
From particular to general
Inductive Reasoning
From general to particular
Deductive Reasoning
Experiences that Foster the Development of Concrete Operations
- Asking children to explain their reasoning (important because it practices and hones reasoning)
- Formal schooling (class inclusion, transitivity, etc.)
- Exercises: Cars are vehicles. Buses are vehicles. Trucks are vehicles.
- Hands-on Experience
Mnemonic: Ask For Ester’s Hairpin
Who posited the multiple intelligence theory?
Gardner
