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ChAD 101 | Spring 2020 | Dr. Friendly

Six Main Piagetian Tasks: Tips & Resources

MAKE SURE THE READ THE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS, ON CANVAS, CAREFULLY! There are lot of details provided regarding expectations for the format of the paper, as well as what content to include vs. what NOT to include. The following are the main Piagetian tasks and age groups you can test with those tasks. The text pages where you’ll find details about the tasks are also provided, along with some basic tips and resources.

Note: ages listed are NOT the age range of the stages! They are the suggested ages with which to use each task for your assignment!

1. Object Permanence and “A-not-B” Tasks (6months- 2.5years)

· See text pgs. 46-47, 55-57

· Video demonstration of simple object permanence task and the “A not B” task: https ://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 4jW668F7HdA [Youtube: Piaget - The A Not B Error (Sensorimotor Stage)]

2. Conservation of Liquid, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Number, or Conservation of Length Tasks (3y to 10/12years)

· See text pgs. 42-44

· Video demonstrations of Conservation of Liquid, and Conservation of number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= YtLEWVu815o (YouTube “Conservation task”, posted by jenningh)

3. Three Mountains Task (3yo - 10/12)

· See text pgs. 41, 61

· Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= v4oYOjVDgo0 (Youtube: “ Piaget’s Mountains Task”)

4. Seriation Task (3yo-10/12yo)

· See text pgs. 49-51

· Instructions part A: “Arrange sticks from shortest to longest in a single row”

· If they succeed with part A, can do part B: inserting a new stick of medium length into the row

5. Classification (Class Inclusion and Multiple Classification)Tasks (3yo to 10yo)

· See text pgs. 49-52

· Class Inclusion Task: Present 8 (non-identical) toys: 6 cats + 2 dogs. Ask “Are there more cats or more animals”?

· Multiple Classification Task: Show children intersecting rows of object that vary along 2 dimensions (e.g., Shape and Colour- See Text Fig.2.6 for example) Ask child to choose the object that goes in the blank space (to see if they can complete the pattern)

6. Reasoning Task (7yo to adult)

· See text pgs. 44-46, 58-59

· Note: the book describes the original chemical combination task, but that is hard

· Instead, do the following: Ask “how many different sandwiches can you make with the following ingredients: Bread, Honey, Ham, Cheese, Peanut Butter?”