Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

For children who are in formal operational stage teachers should - (i) Use diagrams to depict hierarchical relationships (ii) Present problems that require hypothetical thinking (iii) Avoid presenting abstract problems (iv) Give opportunities to solve problems and reason scientifically

For children who are in formal operational stage teachers should - (i) Use diagrams to depict hierarchical relationships (ii) Present problems that require hypothetical thinking (iii) Avoid presenting abstract problems (iv) Give opportunities to solve problems and reason scientifically Correct Answer (i) (ii) (iv)

According to Piaget, cognitive development takes place at different rates at different stages of development. At the elementary level, there is not only an increase in children's capacity to learn but also a qualitative change in their thinking process. Piaget has classified the whole continuum into four stages to elaborate on the process of cognitive development.

  • Sensory Motor Period (0-2 years) 
  • Pre-operational period (2-7 years)
  • Concrete operation period (7- 11 years)
  • Formal operational period (11-15 years) ​

Key Points  The Formal Operational Period: Formal operational period is the fourth stage of Piaget's classification which starts at about the age of 11 years and continues till about the age of 15 years. At the stage of concrete operation (7-11 years), the child requires mainly four concrete operation stages: Mental representation, which mainly requires less inclusion, and Multiple classifications.  

 Characteristics of formal operational period:

  • A stage of thinking about the thinking process rather than merely thinking about the context of thought. 
  • A stage of applying different and flexible ways to think about ideas. 
  • A stage of real versus possible. Children do not think only about concrete things but start thinking about imaginary things and possible occurrences. 
  • At when elementary level children can use deductive logic, scientific approach and abstract thinking while at the primary level children prefer inductive logic. 
  • When children start thinking systematically and methodically.

 Thus by all these references, we can say that the teacher should have to use diagrams to depict hierarchical relationships,  Present problems that require hypothetical thinking, Give opportunities to solve problems, and reason scientifically for the children of the formal operational stage.

Important Points

Stages Changes in child
Sensorimotor stage
  • Senses are teachers
  • Reflex actions.
  • Intimate behavior. 
Pre-operational stage
  • Language development
  • Irreversibility
  • Egocentrism
  • Animism
Concrete operational stage
  • Logic begins
  • Reversibility
  • Classification
  • Conservation
Formal operational stage
  • General to specific.
  • Abstract thinking.
  • Divergent/Convergent.
  • Creative thinking.

Related Questions

The following question has three statements. Study the question and the statements to decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question. A committee having 2 Hindi teachers and 2 English teachers is to be formed from some ‘Hindi teachers’ and ‘English teachers’. The probability of doing so is 3/5. Find the total number of Hindi and English teachers. Statement I: Number of ways to choose 2 teachers out of total teachers is 15 Statement II: Number of ways to choose 2 Hindi teachers out of total Hindi teachers is 3 Statement III: Number of English teachers is 3
In a group of 450 Teachers, 22% of the total Teachers take the English department, 34% of the total Teachers take the quant. department, and 26% of the total Teachers take the LR department. 8% of the total Teachers have taken both English and quant department only. Out of the total Teachers in the English department, 1 / 3 have taken both English and LR department only. Out of the total Teachers in the quant department, 1 / 3 have taken both quant and LR department only. Only 20 Teachers take all the three departments. Find the number of Teachers who have not taken any department. 
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P: Inclusion is also about finding different ways of teaching so that classrooms actively involve all children. It also means finding ways to develop friendships, relationships and mutual respect between all children, and between children and teachers in the school. Q: Creativity may mean teachers learning to teach in different ways or designing their lessons so that all children can be involved. R: Inclusive education is about looking at the ways our schools, classrooms, programs and lessons are designed so that all children can participate and learn. S: All children are at all times ready to attend regular schools and classrooms. Their participation is not something that must be earned. Inclusive education is a way of thinking about how to be creative to make our schools a place where all children can participate.
In a group of 33 teachers in a high school, 7 teachers teach chemistry, 19 teachers teach physics and 18 teachers teach mathematics. Also, 3 teachers teach both chemistry and physics, 8 teachers teach both physics and mathematics and none of teachers teach both chemistry and mathematics. Then, find the number of teachers who teach only chemistry?
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences in which first and the last sentence is given. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. S1- Non-Formal Adult Education is an education provided at the workplace or at some community centre but not in a classroom. P- Non-formal education doesn’t have a set curriculum, but it is conducted under the supervision of trained professionals. Q- Though it doesn’t allow a formal degree or diploma, it is very useful in developing specific skills and increasing the productivity of a person. R- A desire to learn is the driving force behind non-formal adult education. S- Some of the examples of non-formal Adult Education are- voluntarily teaching the women of a community to stitch, producing bags, making pickles, producing honey, farming or any such sustainable activity. S6- They main focus of a non-formal education is the development of skills and capabilities.
Which of the following is/are true for an abstract class? i) Abstract classes in PHP are declared with the help of abstract keyword. ii) A class is declare abstract by using the keyword implements. iii) It is a class that really isn’t supposed to ever be instantiated but instead serves as a base class. iv) Attempting to instantiate an abstract class results in an error.
There are six teachers. Out of them two are primary teachers and two are secondary teachers. They are to stand in a row, so as the primary teachers, middle teachers and secondary teachers are always in a set . The number of ways in which they can do so, is-
There are 500 children in a village. 49% of children watch Doraemon and 53% of children watch Sinchain and 62% of children watch Tom & Jerry. 27% of children watch both Doraemon and Sinchain. 29% of children watch both Sinchain and Tom & Jerry. 28% of children watch both Doraemon and Tom & Jerry. 5% of children don’t watch any cartoons. Find the number of children who watch at least two of the given cartoons.
Given below are quantities named A,B and C. Based on the given information, you have to determine the relation between the quantities. You should use the given data and your knowledge of mathematics to choose among the possible answer. Akash’s present age is six years less than Badshah’s age after nine years. The ratio of present age of Badshahand RAFTAAR is 5:9. Raftaar is 21 years younger than Denny and Denny is three years older than Honey. Square of the Honey’s present age is 1350 more than 15 times of Honey’s present age? Quantity A: What is the difference between AKASH’s present age and HONEY’s age after 16 years? Quantity B: After 6 years Mankirat’s age is twice that of Akash’s present age. Diljeet’s present age is 3.5 times of 25% of sum of present age of Mankirat and A. What is the present age of Diljeet? Quantity C: Twice of A’s present age is eight years more than that of Babbu’spresent age, then find the Babbu’s present age?
Which of the following is/are true for an abstract class?
1. A class is declared abstract by prefacing the definition with the word abstract.
2. A class is declare abstract by using the keyword implements.
3. It is a class that really isn’t supposed to ever be instantiated but instead serves as a base class.
4. Attempting to instantiate an abstract class results in an error.