Kavitha is a student who can think logically about hands-on problems and organizes things into categories and series. Also understands past, present and future. She is at which stage of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?​

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Concrete operational.
According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Concrete Operational Stage typically occurs between ages 7 and 11. In this stage, children develop logical thinking but it is limited to concrete, tangible concepts rather than abstract ideas. They can classify objects into categories, understand serial order (seriation), and grasp concepts of time (past, present, and future). They can solve problems logically but still rely on real-world, hands-on situations. Kavitha's ability to think logically about hands-on problems and organize information clearly places her within this stage.

Information Booster

1. Logical Thinking: Children in this stage begin to reason logically about concrete objects and events.
2. Classification and Seriation: They can group objects based on common characteristics and order them in logical sequences.
3. Understanding Time: They can differentiate between past, present, and future accurately.
4. Conservation Skills: Children understand that quantity remains the same even if its shape changes (e.g., liquid in different containers).
5. Reversibility: They understand that actions can be reversed mentally, a key cognitive skill developed during this stage.

Additional Information

• (a) Sensory motor:
  This stage (birth to about 2 years) involves learning through sensory experiences and physical interactions; logical thinking about categories and time is not developed yet.
• (b) Pre operational:
  In this stage (approximately 2 to 7 years), children are egocentric and engage in symbolic play but lack logical operations like organizing and categorizing systematically.
• (d) Formal operational:
  Starting from around 11 years onward, this stage involves abstract and hypothetical thinking, which is beyond simple hands-on problem solving that characterizes the concrete operational stage.