ki te whiti i raro nei, a ka whakahoki i te pātai i muri i roto i te reo ano rite te whiti: Passage: Ko te wāhanga mahi tūturu ko te wāhanga tuatoru o te ariā o Piaget o te whanaketanga hinengaro. tenei wāhanga, e whai ake i te wāhanga preoperational, puta i waenganui i te tau o 7 me 11 (preadolescence) tau, me te āhuatanga e te whakamahi tika o te arorau. I roto i tenei wāhanga, ngā tukanga whakaaro o te tamaiti riro pakeke ake, me te "tawhito rite". tīmata ratou te whakaoti rapanga i roto i te tikanga arorau ake. Abstract, whakaaro whakapae e kore e whakawhanakehia i roto i te tamaiti, a taea anake e tamariki whakaoti rapanga e hāngai ana ki ngā kaupapa tūturu ranei ahanoa. I roto i tenei wāhanga, nga tamariki haere i roto i te whakawhiti i te wahi e ako te tamaiti ture pērā i te tiaki. whakatau Piaget e taea ki te whakauru i te whakaaro inductive tamariki. ngā whakaaro Inductive tiki i ngā kitenga i roto i te tikanga ki te generalization.
i waenganui i te 7 me te 11 tau