Title: Piagets stages of development
Author: Roy Benaroch
Date Published: 1012
Why relevant and summary: This artice reviews all four stages of piagets theory and elaborates on each one. it gives exampels of each stage and also the ages each stage happend
Influenced my thinking: this gave me a better understanding of how children think at each particular agge of their development
Credibility of Source: This page is written and reviewed by an MD and it also contains references for where the informayion is coming from. it all relates to out textbook as well.
Title: Formal Operational Stage
Author: Saul McLeod
Date Published: 2010
Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses Piaget's concept of formal operational stage, which is the stage when adolescents gain the ability to think in an abstract manner around the age 11+. This article also provides definitions and examples for key terms like inferential reasoning, concrete operational stage, pendulum task.
How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to gasp the concept for pendulum task better than from reading the textbook.
Credibility of Source: not sure how credible but found on simply psychology.
Title: Formal Operational Stage
Author: Saul McLeod
Date Published: 2010
Why Relevant and Summary: Explains clearly the Formal Operational Stage and has many ideas of tests to determine the difference between a Formal Operational thinker and a Concrete Operational Thinker. Discusses thought processes such as 'inferential reasoning', 'third eye problem', and the pendulum task to explain in detail what the Formal Operational Stage requires.
How this influenced my thinking: Gave me lots of ideas of ways to test for the Formal Operational Stage and to discuss it effectively in my paper.
Credibility of Source: SimplyPsychology - great source
Title: Characteristics of the Formal Operational Thinker
Author: Kendra Cherry
Date Published:NA
Why Relevant and Summary: Give good explanation of stages
How This Influenced My Thinking: Backed up what book said
Credibility of Source: pretty good
Title: Formal Operational Stage of Cognitive Development
Author: Kendra Cherry
Date Published: N.D.
Why Relevant and Summary: Explains Piaget's last stage of cognitive development, the formal operation stage. Identifies this stage's importance in thought and perception and it's lasting affects on our cognitive abilities.
How This Influenced My Thinking: Allowed for me to compare my cognitive growth and development to Piaget's levels/stages of cognitive development.
Credibility of Source: About.com- pretty credible.