what’s the thinking? children’s test responses
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What’s the thinking?
Children’s test responses...
What’s the thinking?
Q. How are first and last alike?
What’s the thinking?
A. My brother’s always first and I’m always last.
What’s the thinking?
-Missed the key word “alike”-Egocentric
What’s the thinking?
Q. In what way are a banana and an apple alike?
What’s the thinking?
A. Both give me diarrhea.
What’s the thinking?
Shows a higher level of processing than the previous childGot the word “alike”…looks for similaritiesAlso egocentric.There may be a health issue that’s high in his cognitive hierarchy
What’s the thinking?
Q. What does the stomach do?
What’s the thinking?
A. My daddy’s stomach gets ulcers.
What’s the thinking?
Family dominates...
What’s the thinking?
Q. What is a nuisance?
What’s the thinking?
A. My little brother.
What’s the thinking?
Family dominates...
What’s the thinking?
Q. What should you do if you see thick smoke coming from your neigbour’s house ?
What’s the thinking?
A. I would “probly” cough, I’m “lergic” to smoke.
What’s the thinking?
Not socially aware…Egocentric…Health may be high in the cognitive hierarchy...
What’s the thinking?
Q. What do you call this finger?
What’s the thinking?
A. It’s your sucker.
What’s the thinking?
Limited vocabulary...
What’s the thinking?
Q. What is the thing to do when you cut your finger?
What’s the thinking?
A. I would bleed, wouldn’t you?
What’s the thinking?
Not able to identify the question.Immediate perceptual aspect dominantStreet smarts.Curious.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What does contagious mean?
What’s the thinking?
A. Don’t go near the baby, she might throw up on you?
What’s the thinking?
Q. What does the stomach do?
What’s the thinking?
A. It makes the food so it can come out of my rear end smoother.
What’s the thinking?
Q. I what ways are paperback books better than hardcover books?
What’s the thinking?
A. It won’t hurt as much if you get hit over the head.
What’s the thinking?
Q. I what ways are paperback books better than hardcover books?
What’s the thinking?
A. More dirty pictures.
What’s the thinking?
Q. If I cut an apple in half, how many pieces will I have.
What’s the thinking?
A. One.
What’s the thinking?
Query: Are you sure I will have only one piece.
What’s the thinking?
A. Yes. I will have the other.
What’s the thinking?
This kid’s thinking...
What’s the thinking?
Q. What are the four seasons of the year?
What’s the thinking?
A. Baseball, football, hockey, and basketball.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What should you do if you see thick smoke coming from your neigbour’s house ?
What’s the thinking?
A. Call the fire dept.
What’s the thinking?
Query. Can you tell me another thing to do?
What’s the thinking?
A. Call the camera crew from Eyewitness News.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What is the thing to do if you were sent to buy a loaf of bread and the grocer says he does not have any more.
What’s the thinking?
A. Call him a liar, and ask him what he’s trying to pull.
What’s the thinking?
Q. How are anger and joy alike?
What’s the thinking?
A. They are both in marriage.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What should you do if while in the movies you were the first person to see fire and smoke?
What’s the thinking?
A. If it was any good I’d tell my friends to go and see it.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What is gasoline?
What’s the thinking?
A. To put on the thing what takes your temperature so it won’t hurt you.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What is a stanza?
What’s the thinking?
A. A place where you buy pizza.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What does ‘migrate’ mean?
What’s the thinking?
A. Like my great uncle Joe?
What’s the thinking?
Q.What is a donkey?
What’s the thinking?
A. I’m not allowed to say that word.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What are the four seasons of the year?
What’s the thinking?
A. Spring, Fall, and Winter.
What’s the thinking?
Q. Name one more season.
What’s the thinking?
A. I only know spring, fall, and winter.
What’s the thinking?
Q. What’s your favorite season?
What’s the thinking?
A. Summer.
Children’s attempts to spell the word “are”...
are ar R our
Invented Spelling
Children’s attempts to spell the word “are”...
are ar R our
Can you rank them from worst to best?
Rank them from 1 to 5… youngest to oldest child...
Rar our are
Invented counting…
2 + 2 = 4
Rank these responses best to worst:
2 + 2 = four 2 + 2 = dog 2 + 2 = 5
2 + 2 = cat 2 + 2 = 4
2 + 2 = 4
Rank these responses:2 + 2 = 42 + 2 = four 2 + 2 = 52 + 2 = cat2 + 2 = dog