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Piaget: Observing Childrens Thinking Skills

EDU 1003
Piaget: Observing Childrens Thinking Skills
Section : 01
Name : Amna Mohammed .
ID: H00283769
Submitted to : Jean Linehan .
Date : 21- May-2015

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Piaget designed many tasks to test childrens logical thinking. http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF27F2bn-A
For this activity, do each of the following:
1. Select three of Piagets Tasks for Logical thinking (from the hand-out or from
the video we watched).
2. Collect the materials you will need, write the procedure and the English you will
need on the attached forms Preparing for Piagets Experiments
(one for each experiment=3 forms). Practice giving the tests FIRST.
3. Select two children:
One should be in the pre-operational stage (ages2-7). It is best if you
choose one in the middle about four years old.
The other should be in the concrete operational stage (age 7 -11)
Be sure to get permission from the childs parent before doing the task!
4. Set up the video and perform the tasks. Use the video later to fill in your
reports. You will fill in 3 reports for each child (attached). 6 reports total!
5. Think about how you will also get some pictures. Maybe you can ask a member
of your family to take a couple of still photos.
Keep in mind: Remember this is a scientific experiment! You must be scientific and
do the experiments properly. If you do not, your results may not be accurate.
Be sure not to tell the child, You are right! or You are wrong!, because there is
no right or wrong. We are just trying to find out if Piagets theory about cognitive
development is correct.
Take pictures of your set up and of the children performing the tasks. DO not take a
picture of any faces! Just from behind or above.

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Preparing To Do Piaget Conservation Experiments

Experiment # 1 Name

Conservation of number

Materials Needed

10 dirhams

Exact words I will say:

Now which row has more dirhams ?
this row or this row or both of them
has the same ?

So you think that both of them are

the same ? why ?

What do you think now which row

has more dirhams , this row or this
row or both are the same ?

You think this row has more ? Why ?

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What I will do when I say these

words:
I will point on each on of the row and let
the kid answer .

Point on each row and I will not remove

the dirhams , so the kid can use them to
give a reason for his answer .

I will space the bottom row of dirhams

wider apart than the top row .

I will point to the row that the kid

choose , when the kid answer I will not
say that his answer is right or wrong .

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Preparing To Do Piaget Conservation Experiments

Experiment # 2 Name

conservation of liquid

Materials Needed

Two glasses that are exactly the same ,another different

glass with different size and water

Exact words I will say:

What do you think about this two

glass , do they have the same amount
of water ?

What I will do when I say these

words:
I will point by my finger on to the two glass
.

Ok, so you think that they are the

same ? Why do you thank that ?

When the kid answer I will not say that his

answer is right or wrong .

Now I will pour the water from one of

this glass to another glass .

I will pour the water into a taller and

thinner glass with different size in front of
the kid.

What do you think now, does this glass I will point on each glass and let her
has more amount of water or this has answer, when the kid answer I will not tell
amount of water or they are the same him if its right or wrong .
?
So you think this glass have the same
amount of water ? How do you know?

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I will point to the glass that the kid think it

has more amount of water .

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Preparing To Do Piaget Conservation Experiments

Experiment # 3
Name

Biscuit

Materials Needed
Three pieces of biscuit .

Exact words I will say:

What I will do when I say these

words:

Do you think that we share the

biscuit fairly ? Why not ?

I will gave the kid one of biscuit and I

will take two .

What do you think now its , are

we the same or I have more or
you have more ? Why do you
thank that ?

I will break the kids biscuit , and let

hem answer without telling him that
he is right or wrong .

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Pre-operational Stage REPORT 1

Name of child : Eman

age : 11

gender: female

Name of experiment 1: Conservation of number

Describe the basic procedure of the task :
Firstly, I placed ten dirhams in two equal rows, five in each row .
Secondly, I asked the kid which row has more dirhams? are they the
same?, and Why she thought that they are the same?
Thirdly, I spaced the bottom row of dirhams wider apart than the top row
in front of the kid.
Finally, I asked the kid which row has more dirhams or they are the same,
and why she thought that both of them are the same? , to know what
stage she is now.
Describe the childs responses :
First, Eman answered when both of the row were with the same space
between the dirhams, that both of the row has the same number of
dirhams, and she count them, Both of the row have the same number
of dirhams.
When I spread the dirhams she replayed Stile the same you just
change the space between them.
What do the childs responses signify?
Arcading to Piaget stages,the child is on the Concrete operational, because
she recognise that If we spread the dirhams that will not affect the number
of the dirhams, there were just change on the space between them ,so she
understand the concept of conservation of number .
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Pre-operational Stage Report 2

Name of child : Eman

age :11

gender : female

Name of experiment 2 : conservation of liquid

Describe the basic procedure of the task :
Firstly, I showed the child two glasses of water that are exactly the same,
and have the same amount of water in both glasses .

Secondly, I asked the child is there the same amount of water in both
glasses or they are different?

Thirdly, while the child seeing in front of me I poured the water from one
glass into the tall and thin glass.

Fourthly, I asked her Do the glasses have the same amount of water or
they are different?

Lastly, I asked her how do you know that both of them have the same

amount of water ? so it can be more evidently to me to know which stage

does the child in .

Describe the childs responses:

Fist, the child answered yes they are the same when I asked her do the
two glass have the same amount of water, and both of glass were the same .
Second, she answered They still the same, because you poured the same
amount of water into the tall glass when I poured the water to the tall glass
in front of her .
What do the childs responses signify?
According to Piaget stages, I think that this child is in Concrete operational,
because she recognised that the amount of water still the same even if we
changed the size of glass. So the child understand the concept of
conservation of liquid .
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Pre-operational Stage Report 3

Name of child : Eman

age : 11

gender : female

Name of experiment 3 : Biscuit

Describe the basic procedure of the task :

First of all, I brought three pieces of biscuit .

Second, I gave her one piece of biscuit and I took two pieces .
Third, I asked her if we are equal Do you think that we share the

biscuit fairly?, and why do you think that we not sharing it fairly ?

Fourth, I broke Emans biscuit .

Lastly, I asked her if we are equal now Do you think that we are
even now ? why you think that we don't have the same ?.

Describe the childs responses :

First, Eman answered No we not sharing the biscuit fairly you took two
and gave me one ,when I gave her one piece and I took two pieces.
Second, she answered No we are not the same , you just broke my
piece, you didnt gave me another piece so I can be equal with you,
when I broke the child biscuit, and asked her if we are even .

What do the childs responses signify?

According to Piaget stages, I think Eman is in Concrete stage , because
she knew that we not even when I broke her biscuit , she understand
that if we should be even , we should got the same number of pieces
and the proportion of biscuits.
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Concrete-Operational Stage Report 1

Name of child : Sultan

age : 4

gender : male

Name of experiment 1 : Conservation of numbers

Describe the basic procedure of the task :
First, of all, I placed ten dirhams in two equal rows, five in each row .
Secondly, I asked the kid which row has more dirhams or they are the
same, and Why he thought that they are the same?
Thirdly, I spaced the bottom row of dirhams wider apart than the top
row in front of the kid.
Finally, I asked the kid which row has more dirhams or they are the
same and why he thought that the row with spread dirhams has more?,
so I can analyse which stage does the child in .

Describe the childs responses :

First, Sultan answered when both of the row were with the same space
between the dirhams, that both of the row has the same number of
dirhams, and he count them, Both of the rows are the same.
When I spread the dirhams he replayed that the row with wider space
between the dirhams, has more money . This row has more, because
it bigger .
What do the childs responses signify?
According to Piaget stages, this kid responses to be on the preoperational, because he doesn't understand that even if we change the
space between the dirhams that will not affect the number of the
dirhams , he thought that if the row is longer that means it has more
money.So the child doesnt understand the concept of conservation of
numbers .
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Concrete-operational Stage Report 2

Name of child : Sultan

age : 4

gender : male

Name of experiment 2 : Conservation of liquid

Describe the basic procedure of the task :

Firstly, I showed the child two glasses of water that are exactly the same,
and have the same amount of water in both glasses .

Secondly, I asked the child is there the same amount of water in both
glasses or they are different?

Thirdly, while is the child seeing in front of me I poured water from one
glass into the tall and thin glass.

Fourthly, I asked him Do the glasses have the same amount of water or
they are different?

Lastly, I asked him how do you know that both of them have the same

amount of water ? so it can be more evidently to me to know which stage

does the child in .

Describe the childs responses :

First, the child answered yes they are the same when I asked him do the
two glass have the same amount of water, and both of glass were the same .
Second, he answered The tall one has more water, because it bigger when
I poured the water to the tall glass in front of him .
What do the childs responses signify?
According to Piaget stages, this kid responses to be on the preoperational, because he couldnt see that even if I changed the size of
the glass the amount of water still the same. So the child doesnt
understand the concept of conservation of liquid .
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Concrete-operational Stage Report 3

Name of child : Sultan

age: 4

gender : Male

Name of experiment 3 : Biscuit

Describe the basic procedure of the task :

First of all, I brought three pieces of biscuit .

Second, I gave him one piece of biscuit and I took two pieces .
Third, I asked him if we are equal Do you think that we share the

biscuit fairly?, and why do you think that we not sharing it fairly ?

Fourth, I broke Sultans biscuit .

Lastly, I asked him if we are equal now Do you think that we are even
now ? why do you think that we are same ?.

Describe the childs responses :

First, Sultan answered No you took two and gave me one ,when I gave
him one piece and took two pieces.
Second, he answered yes, we are equal now ,because you got two and I
got two, when I broke the child biscuit, and asked him if we are even .

What do the childs responses signify?

According to Piaget stages, this kid responses to be on the preoperational stage, because he had lack on understanding the numbers of
pieces and the proportion of the biscuits, and thats why he answered
when I broke his biscuit that we are the same, however we werent, but
he couldnt see that .
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The old child Eman , 11 years

Name of
experiment
:

Conservation of
number

The pictures
of each
experiment :

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Conservation of
liquid

Biscuit

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The young child sultan , 4 years

Name of
Conservation of
experiment number
:

The
pictures of
each
experiment
:

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Conservation of
liquid

Biscuit