Observe examples of children’s thinking. These may be examples of individuals from media or real life but the
examples must be recorded in their entirety and in objective form. The examples must capture children
behaving in natural circumstances, not being tested for a particular aspect of cognition. Take brief notes and
then fill in the details to make the record as exact as possible. Record data in correct anecdotal form. (You may
choose to select a virtual example and record the URL with start and stop times).
a. Look for examples of a child under 24 months engaging in sensori-motor behaviors. You may choose to
observe object play, imitation, intentionality, representation.
b. Look for examples of preoperational thinking. You may choose one of the following characteristics to write
about: egocentrism, centration, transductive-reasoning, irreversibility, focus on states, lack of causality.
c. Look for examples of concrete-operational thinking. You may choose one of the following characteristics to
write about: inductive reasoning, decentration, reversibility, transitivity, or operational reasoning.
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