CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR S.C. TEACHER CADET COURSE | EXPERIENCING EDUCATION, TENTH EDITION
Theme I: Experiencing Learning
Unit 3: Growth and Development
Labeling Scenarios Pertaining to Cognitive Development
Label the following comments made in the scenarios, using the following Piaget Stages:
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Sensory Motor Stage (Ages Birth-2)
Pre-Operational Stage (Ages 2-6)
Concrete Operational Stage (Ages 7-11)
Formal Operational Stage (Ages 12-older)
Scenario One: Same Amount of Water in Different Containers
First Speaker: ______________________________________________
“The taller container has more water than the short container.”
Second Speaker: ____________________________________________
“The containers have the same amount of water.”
Scenario Two: Imagining Having a Hand Without a Thumb
First Speaker: ______________________________________________
“But I do have a thumb.”
Second Speaker: ___________________________________________
“I would have to learn how to grasp utensils such as pens, scissors, and forks differently. I
would have to adapt my use of the keyboard because I would not have a thumb to hit the space
bar. I might experience some difficulties when catching a ball. I’d probably feel self-conscious
about not having a thumb.”
Scenario Three: Stuffed Animal “In Sight” and “Out of Sight”
First Speaker: ____________________________________________
(He says nothing. He does not look for the toy after it is removed from sight.)
Second Speaker: __________________________________________
“Where did you put the bear? Is it behind your back? It wants me to hold it.”
Scenario Four: Pictures of an Elephant and a Donkey
First Speaker: ____________________________________________
“An elephant and a donkey…They’re just pictures of an elephant and a donkey.”
Second Speaker: __________________________________________
“Two animals, an elephant and a donkey…The elephant can stand for the Republican Party,
and the donkey can stand for the Democratic Party.”
Source:
PACE I Curriculum, SC Department of Education, 2003
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