Essay On Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage

Piaget: Concrete Operational Stage
Introduction
When applying Piaget’s theory to middle childhood or children between the ages of 6 to 12 years, most fall into the concrete operational stage. According to Piaget, children between the ages of 7 years to 11 years fall into this third stage of development (Shaffer & Kipp, 2010). During the concrete operational stage of development, children rapidly develop and acquire cognitive operations (Shaffer & Kipp, 2010). During the concrete operational stage, children also approach ideas and events more flexibly and logically, can solve problems more systematically than before, and able to operate more efficiently when working with and analyzing concrete objects (Seifert, 2015). Finally, children entering in and remaining in Piaget’s concrete operational stage undergo dramatic physical changes, are more able to set and pursue goals, and are more focused in their actions and thinking. There are many concepts that are discussed and contained within the third stage of Piaget’s theory. However, three of the most common concepts include conservation, classification, and seriation. These concepts will be discussed, and examples will be provided on how each concept could impact a child’s functioning in a home, educational

Seriation also refers to the child’s ability to count and measure specific objects, numbers, or artifacts (Ojose, 2008). If a child were to demonstrate seriation at home, it would impact his or her ability to put toys away and arrange stuffed animals in a specific order. At school, seriation would impact a child’s performance in math class and his or her ability to count and list numbers in orders/patterns. Finally, if a child were to demonstrate seriation in a social situation, it could impact how he or she views themselves compared to their friends in terms of height and