Dynamic adaptation of the Inventory of Piaget’s Developmental Task (IPDT) and the application for children with low socioeconomic status

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2021.00960

Abstract

Abstract:

The conservation and relationship domain of the Inventory of Piaget’s Developmental Tasks (IPDT) has been dynamically adapted to assess the potential of children in the first grade of primary school. On this basis, the purpose of this study is to construct a dynamic test in the domain of IPDT images, classification, and laws, and to assess the cognitive potential of children with low socioeconomic status (SES) using the constructed IPDT dynamic test; after the inferential cognitive intervention for the children with low SES, the effect of cognitive intervention on the cognitive ability and mathematical achievement of the children with low SES was further investigated. The results showed that: (1) the dynamic test in the domain of characterization, classification, and laws of IPDT includes four steps of “pretest-intervention-migration-posttest”, and the proposed step-by-step intervention scheme is reasonable and appropriate, effectively distinguishing the children with different cognitive potential levels, especially the disadvantaged children; (2) reasoning cognitive intervention has different effects on the low SES children with different cognitive potential levels which were carefully distinguished by IPDT dynamic test; despite improvements in both cognitive ability and mathematical achievement, children with low SES and high potentials benefited more from the intervention than children with low SES and low potentials.

Key words: dynamic test, low socioeconomic status (low SES), Inventory of Piaget’s Developmental Tasks (IPDT);, zone of proximal development (ZPD), cognitive potential

ZHANG Lijin, BAO Qing, CHEN Lei, LIANG Yuan. (2021). Dynamic adaptation of the Inventory of Piaget’s Developmental Task (IPDT) and the application for children with low socioeconomic status. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 53(9), 960-975.

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Domains	Subtest	Items
Domains	Subtest	Pretest	Intervention	Transfer	Post test
Images	Perspective	26、28	27	25	26、28
	Shadows	50、52	51	49	50、52
	Movement	31、32	29	30	31、32
	Symbols	21、23	24	22	21、23
	Levels	5、6	8	7	5、6
Classification	Classes	17、18	19	20	17、18
	Matrix	54、56	53	55	54、56
	Inclusions	61、62	63	64	61、62
Laws	Probability	70、71	69	72	70、71
	Rotation	42、43	44	41	42、43
	Angle	46、47	48	45	46、47

Domains	Subtest	Items
Domains	Subtest	Pretest	Intervention	Transfer	Post test
Images	Perspective	26、28	27	25	26、28
	Shadows	50、52	51	49	50、52
	Movement	31、32	29	30	31、32
	Symbols	21、23	24	22	21、23
	Levels	5、6	8	7	5、6
Classification	Classes	17、18	19	20	17、18
	Matrix	54、56	53	55	54、56
	Inclusions	61、62	63	64	61、62
Laws	Probability	70、71	69	72	70、71
	Rotation	42、43	44	41	42、43
	Angle	46、47	48	45	46、47

Intervention level	Principle of intervention	Content of intervention
Intervention level	Principle of intervention	Images	Classification	Laws
0	No Cue	/	/	/
Ⅰ	Clear goal tip	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question
Ⅱ	Abstract cognitive cue	Emphasizing that things can represent inner thoughts	Emphasize the categorical nature of things	Emphasize the laws of things
Ⅲ	Specific single cognitive cue	Explain one wrong option, emphasize substitution	Give an example of one of these things	Explain one wrong option and emphasize laws
Ⅳ	Specific and detailed cognitive prompts	Explain the other options	Explain the other options	Explain the other options
Ⅴ	Indirect imitation cue	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it

Intervention level	Principle of intervention	Content of intervention
Intervention level	Principle of intervention	Images	Classification	Laws
0	No Cue	/	/	/
Ⅰ	Clear goal tip	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question	Point out the wrong choice, repeat the meaning of the question
Ⅱ	Abstract cognitive cue	Emphasizing that things can represent inner thoughts	Emphasize the categorical nature of things	Emphasize the laws of things
Ⅲ	Specific single cognitive cue	Explain one wrong option, emphasize substitution	Give an example of one of these things	Explain one wrong option and emphasize laws
Ⅳ	Specific and detailed cognitive prompts	Explain the other options	Explain the other options	Explain the other options
Ⅴ	Indirect imitation cue	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it	Give the answer and have the participant repeat and understand it

Intervention level	Images domain (Question 51)		Classification domain (Question 53)		Laws domain (Question 44)
Intervention level	Passing numbers	Cumulative passing rate	Passing numbers	Cumulative passing rate	Passing numbers	Cumulative passing rate
0	46	50.5	27	29.7	31	34.1
Ⅰ	19	71.4	14	45.1	13	48.4
Ⅱ	11	83.5	13	59.3	26	76.9
Ⅲ	8	92.3	23	84.6	20	98.9
Ⅳ	7	100	13	98.9	0	98.9
Ⅴ	0	100	1	100	1	100