The first child is in the concrete operational stage, because while thinking logically, he did not pay attention to the rules that stated that the feather broke the glass. He could not grasp the rules, and was only thinking from what he knew to be true, which was, the glass could not break from a feather. The second child was in the formal operational stage because she was able to understand the rules, no matter how illogical they were. While teaching each child, one would need to use a more direct way of teaching, using logical examples and directions. The second child, would be more able to make connections on more eccentric and illogical connections made.
I think the examples are great but illustrations and pictures would be great for the younger children.
ReplyDeleteI think that the boy 'grasped' the rules--he believed he understood everything and responded in a reasonable way. The difference is how he interpreted the rules. He was thinking about the concrete properties of the feather, right? THat's what HE thought the question was asking. I think the girl could definitely think more hypothetically, but what do you mean by eccentric and illogical connections? I think the student could definitely think in metaphors and riddles, as we did in class.
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