ACTIVITY: The task for today was solely on CAC. ALM and BCC were asked to forgo working with the materials (ramps, pathways, blocks, and balls) to allow CAC to complete the task from DAY 1. CAC was asked to (with one ball drop) have the ball move down the pathway in one direction then go into another direction. Like ALM and BCC, she worked alone only allowed to communicate with me (the teacher).
REFLECTIONS: CAC was unable to complete the task. She work for more than 30 minutes to accomplish this the goal to no avail. She repeated the same motions and behaviors repeatedly (more than five times). I noticed that instead of dropping the ball at the beginning of the ramp, CAC would drop the ball in the middle section of the ramp. She did adjust the initial ramp's incline several times but the changes never seemed to be rationalized. I also noticed that CAC would add more pathways to the bottom of her ramp as she wanted it to turn. She seemed to think that the longer the pathway became the more it would turn the ball. I reiterated the instructions. After this, she began to curve her pathway. I did ask questions to help guide her thinking but it did not seem to help. She pleasantly continued the same design as seen in the pictures below.
SURPRISES: I was very surprised to see the disconnect between what was happening with the materials and the rationale shown by CAC. She did not adjust her thinking or behaviors based on what was happening as she manipulated the materials. Piaget's stages of development, clearly purport that a child of this age should have developed such knowledge (i.e. relationships, seriation, conservation, analyzation).
NEXT STEPS: CAC will continue working on this task. I believe she will require more assistance to adjust her thinking as she needs help making connections between what happens and the changes needed to achieve success.
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