Exam code: 8182
Hassan is 8 years old and has asked his sister Rubi for help with his maths box homework. Rubi is 13 years old. Rubi is able to solve the maths problems in her head, but Hassan has to count using his fingers.
Explain why Hassan and Rubi use different methods when solving maths problems.
Use your knowledge of Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development.
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Piaget’s stage theory describes cognitive development.
Briefly outline the sensorimotor stage and the formal operational stage.
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Evaluate Piaget’s stage theory of cognitive development.
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McGarrigle and Donaldson investigated the development of conservation in the ‘naughty teddy study’.
Describe this study.
Evaluate the research method used in McGarrigle and Donaldson’s study.
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Which of the following describes one feature that is usually present by the end of Piaget’s sensorimotor stage of development. Shade one box only.
the child thinks in an abstract way
the child understands objects exist when they are out of sight
the child understands things are the same even if they look different
the child understands things from a different point of view
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Nadine is talking about her son, Mikey. ‘Mikey can’t understand that there is the same amount of orange juice in his short beaker as in his sister’s tall cup. He gets very cross, saying that she has more juice than him. This happens even if I open two identical cartons in front of him and pour one into his beaker and the other into his sister’s cup.’ |
What is Mikey’s likely age?
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How can Piaget’s theory of cognitive development be used to explain Mikey’s behaviour?
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Give two ways in which Piaget’s theory of cognitive development could be applied to education and support each way you have given with an example that could be used in the classroom.
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Identify and explain one criticism of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
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