Human Development M4 peer reply

Students should respond to at least one original post by supplying a different (3rd) theory on the fact (observable behavior in the original post). You don’t have to think the theory is right. You are only showing how different theories can apply to the same behavior. Do not respond to another student by saying that you agree or disagree with the theories already described. Do not respond by talking about the observable behavior in other people.

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Concrete Operational Stage

Piaget’s stages of development tell about where a child should be in their development at different stages and what it should look like. The concrete operational stage is the third stage, exists among children at the age of seven to eleven years, and is defined by the change in rational and organized thinking (Babakr, Mohamedamin, and Kakamad, 2019). One of the main features of the concrete operational phase is the capability to center on many parts of the issue. The concrete operational stage is focused on logical thinking, which is illustrated by the concept of necessary truth. Thinking tends to be very solid, but children are more sophisticated and logical in their thoughtfulness during this development stage.

The concrete operational stage serves as a substantial transition amid the last development and the impending stages, where children learn how to reason hypothetically and more abstractly (Oogarah-Pratap, Bholoa, and Ramma, 2020). Here children can develop their understanding of what is possible based on their cumulative experience and apply their understanding as a reasoning tool. They also develop more solid organizational models, theory of mind, and greater attention span and memory. The concrete operational stage is focused on gaining an understanding of concrete ideas and concepts. The changes in this stage areare capable of typical school activities such as articulatingarticulating thoughts through writing, synthesizing and remembering information, and a basic grasp of mathematics.

Additionally, the concrete operational stage is characterized by varying logical operations such as classification and conversation, which allow logical reasoning. The ability of a child to engage in inductive and critical thinking means that they consider open-ended questions and draw understanding from the information. The main aim of this stage is to help children start thinking logically and applying logic to things. The development at this stage does not stand alone but consists of a building block of abilities and skills children gain through earlier cognitive development stages. Parents can do a lot with their children as they enter the concrete operational stage by communicating to the child reasons for engaging in various activities.

References

Babakr, Z., Mohamedamin, P., & Kakamad, K. (2019). Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory: Critical review. Education Quarterly Reviews, 2(3).

Oogarah-Pratap, B., Bholoa, A., & Ramma, Y. (2020). Stage theory of cognitive development—Jean Piaget. In Science Education in Theory and Practice (pp. 133-148). Springer, Cham.