Hi all,
I'm just about to begin my AQA B A2 coursework and am considering what to investigate. My teacher recommended Piaget and cognitive development as a good topic to draw from.
I'm interested in replicating Piaget's pendulum study, which investigates Piaget's 'formal operational' stage of child development. However I am not sure how to go about this as I would be conducting the experiment with people aged 16 - 19 (the joys of opportunity sampling!!) so what kind of hyothesis would I have? I'm really not sure, I've hit a brick wall. Would it be necessary to compare 16 - 19 y.o. results with those of children below formal operational age? My teacher didn't seem to thin so, as when discussing it with her I rejected conservation studies on the basis that I had no access to children, so she suggested the theory of abstraction and pendulum stdy as an alternative.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks x