CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PIAGET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Piaget, children come to understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ____ stage.
A
sensorimotor
B
preoperational
C
concrete operational
D
formal operational
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Conservation refers to a child’s ability to recognize that the volume or amount of a substance or object does not change when its form or shape changes. This ability develops in the concrete operational stage around the age of 7 to 11 years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -The concrete-operational stage depicts an important step in the cognitive development of children (Piaget, 1947). According to Piaget, thinking in this stage is characterized by logical operations, such as conservation, reversibility or classification, allowing logical reasoning.

Detailed explanation-3: -The concrete operational stage usually starts when your child hits 7 years old and lasts till they reach 11. Think of it as a transitional stage between the two earlier stages of development (sensorimotor and preoperational stages) and the fourth stage (formal operational stage).

Detailed explanation-4: -Concrete Operational Stage of Cognitive Development This period lasts around seven to eleven years of age, and is characterized by the development of organized and rational thinking.

Detailed explanation-5: -The concrete operational child is able to make use of logical principles in solving problems involving the physical world. For example, the child can understand principles of cause and effect, size, and distance.

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