Formal Instruction in the Scientific Method Usually Begins When Pupils

question 157

Multiple Choice

Formal instruction in the scientific method usually begins when pupils are between 11 and 13 years of age. At this point, students are capable of the abstract thinking and deductive reasoning characteristic of Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

• A)formal operational
• B)sensorimotor
• C)preoperational
• D)concrete operational

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