... characteristics of an object remain the same despite the changes in appearance. For example if you pour colored water from a tall, narrow glass into a shorter and wider one in front of a preoperational child, he will believe that the tall glass has more water. In this Piagetian task the child shows a basic understanding of identity but cannot understand that the amounts are identical ... understanding of compensation, the student knows that an alteration in one direction can be compensated for an alteration in another direction, that is, if the liquid level decreases in the glass, the g...

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... can included such things as volume, space, mass and length (singer, D 1996 pg. 25). First I filled up two cups with water of different sizes one was a short glass and one was a tall thin glass I took the same amount of water and poured it in each and ask Obi and Jet which one had more water. Obi answered right away that the little ... ...

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... other kids around his own age. He tries very hard to pump on his own while on a swing, he hasn't quite mastered that yet. Pouring milk from the jug to a glass has become easier for him to do without spilling but, it does depend on how full the jug is. Talking to his mother she said that he is able to ... ...

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... , and the other shorter and wider, both filled with equal amounts of water. Upon the question of which has more water, the child will usually answer that the tall, thin glass has more. They appear to be able to take account only of the length of the liquid. Piaget believed this showed the inability to employ mental operations, such as conservation ... ...

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