The Concrete Operational Stage Jean Piaget was a psychologist who was originally from Switzerland. He found five consistent systems within certain broad age3 ranges. The five stages are: 1. Sensorimotor stage-ages 0-2 2. Preoperational stage-ages 2-7 3. Concrete operations stage-ages 7-11 4. Formal operations stage-ages 11-16 5. Late formal operations stage-ages 16 to adulthood In this paper I have concentrated on school age children‚ ages seven to eleven who are in the concrete operational stage
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front of her‚ and one moved slightly to the left‚ it was still the same length as the other stick even if it moved. This is evidence that she is in the concrete operational stage because a child in the preoperational stage would not have been able to pass the tests because they do not understand conservation of objects and their appearance. “Concrete operations allow children to coordinate several characteristics rather than focus on a single property of an object” (Santrock‚ 2014‚ p.
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Concrete operations are the third stage of Piagetian cognitive development‚ during which children develop logical but not abstract thinking (Papalia p.351). The concrete operational stage begins around age seven and continues until approximately age eleven. During this time‚ children gain a better understanding of mental operations. Children begin thinking logically about concrete events‚ but have difficulty understanding abstract or hypothetical concepts. Piaget determined that children in the
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Observing a child in the classroom setting does not stop at behavior. Observations must be made of the child’s thinking processes as well. These observations will allow the teacher to see if the child has misconceptions about certain aspects of life‚ if he or she relies heavily on concrete objects or experiences to understand ideas and learn‚ etc. The thinking process of a child can also clue teachers in on whether or not the child is learning from and making sense of their environment. There are
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In order to start the process for my observation I had to first speak with the parents of the child Mr. and Mrs. Pretty (not their real name). I spoke with Mrs. Pretty because her husband was unavailable at the time and I know her very well. I informed her about the assignment and discussed the outline of it with her to ensure that she knew exactly what the observation entail as well as the fact that I might need additional information from her or her husband. She informed me that she would inform
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curriculum very seriously. Not only is it important that we understand the basic guidelines for a lesson plan‚ we also need to be knowledgeable of the developmental and learning theories as well. These theories will help us to understand the way a child learns mentally and physically. Once we fully understand the concepts of early education we can then take them to the classroom and apply them to our students. Back in the 1900 ’s a woman by the name of Patty Hill created a curriculum for kindergarten
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The Literature about the Titanic The Titanic sunk April 14‚ 1912 after crashing into an iceberg. More than 1‚500 lives were lost. The sinking of the Titanic made a great impact in history. It was thought to be the fastest ship and to be unsinkable. Although the sinking of the Titanic was so long ago‚ lots of literature has been written about the ship. Three pieces of literature are a poem by David R. Slavitt entitled "Titanic"‚ a folk song published by Carl Sandburg in a book named The America
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Portfolio of Child Observations | 1 The Brief: Observation report instructions: carry out three observations of the same child‚ one must be timed‚ one written and the other your own choice. In all the observations you must look at the child ’s physical‚ language‚ and social skills and ultimately their overall cognitive development. The report must be written up in the format: abstract‚ introduction‚ method‚ results‚ discussion and analysis. In the discussion and analysis you must tie together
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Observation 1 Checklist method “TC” – Target child Child observation details Date of observation: 28th December 2011 Time observation started: 19:30 pm Time observation finished: 20:00 pm Number of children present: 1 Number of adults present: 2 Permission obtained from: child’s grandmother Description of setting: home setting Immediate context: The observation took place in the kitchen. “TC” was watching television when I entered the room. Brief description of
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Introduction & Child Description Ava was born to Kim C. and Rob M. in August 2006. At the time‚ Kim had a 10 year old daughter‚ Sofia (an old friend of mine)‚ and a 13 year old son‚ Danny from a previous marriage. Rob had no other children and had never been married. Kim and Rob married about a year after Ava was born‚ and divorced about a year later. Since a very young age‚ Ava has spent her time moving between her parents’ and grandparents’ houses‚ like many children of divorced parents. Kim
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