Piagets Stages of Cognitive

Development
Concrete Operational Stage

Concrete Operational Stage

zOccurs between 7 and 12 years of age
zInvolves applying logical operations to
concrete problems, rather than abstract
problems
zLack hypothetical thinking
zNeeds physical evidence
zConservation
zReversibility

Conservation
zThe knowledge that quantity is unrelated
to the arrangement and physical
appearance of objects.
z6 different types of conservation
{ Number
{ Substance
{Length
{Area
{Weight
{Volume

Reversibility
zThe notion that processes that transform a
stimulus can be reversed returning it to its
original form.
zThis comes when concrete operational
thinking is fully engaged.

Classroom Applications
zMath
{ Manipulatives/Blocks
{ Checking your work

zSocial Studies
{ Physical/visual aids

zEnglish
{ No What would you do if... questions