Piaget Post 2

The young boy is in the preoperational stage. He cannot reason or think in a two way pattern. He cannot recognize that no matter what he knows about feathers, there is a rule about the glass breaking every time it is hit with a feather. He cannot think of the rule and apply the rule to the things he knows about feathers. The older girl is probably in the concrete operational stage because she is able to see the relationship between the two objects, she can move beyond what she knows about feathers and apply the rule to the situation. She has developed two way thinking. To teach these students, you must consider their developmental levels. The girl can reason and use two way thinking. She can be taught in a inquiry based approach. You can help her to use reasoning and develop in more abstract ways. She should continue to apply her knowledge to new situations. The young boy should be taught in a more straightforward way. The teacher can help the student by linking the content to prior knowledge. The teacher can use modeling and scaffolding to help the student achieve based on their developmental level.