Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a ‘five to seven year old learner’?
1. They can plan activities
2. They can use logical reasoning.
3. They ask questions all the time.
4. They can use their mind imaginations

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : They can use logical reasoning.

Development can be defined as the change of shape, size, health, or change in psychology. The development of human beings is divided into different stages: Infancy, Early childhood, Late Childhood, Adolescence. Piaget conceives of cognitive development as consisting of a series of stages, each characterized by certain kinds of behaviors and certain ways of thinking and solving problems. All the age-specific stages have been grouped under four broad stages:

Stage	Approximate Age	Some Major Characteristics
Sensorimotor	0 – 2 years	● Intelligence related motor activities, ● Concerned with present and nearby incidents and objects, ● No language and no thought, ● No idea of objective reality,
Pre-operational  Pre-conceptual Intuitive	2 – 7 years 2 – 4 years 4 – 7years	● Egocentric thought, Reason dominated by perception Intuitive rather than logical solutions and Inability to conserve.
Concrete operational	7 – 11 or 12years	● Ability to conserve, ● Logic of class and relations, ● Understanding of numbers, ● Thinking bound to concrete objects and experiences ● Development of reversibility in thought.
Formal operational	11 or 12 – 14 or  15 years	● Complete generality of thought, ● Propositional thinking, ● Ability to deal with hypothetical ideas and situations, ● Development of strong idealism

According to Piaget's theory, we can conclude that children cannot use logical reasoning. hence it is not the characteristic of a ‘five - seven year old learner’.