Shiyan O.A. Dialectic task for preschoolers
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Abstract
Dialectic cognition allows solving contradictory situations and concludes in application of special dialectic cognitive actions. It lies within preschooler’s zone of proximal development, i.e. is available for all children. However, only few children develop dialectic cognition when educated traditionally. This claim doesn’t refer only to creative thinking: it is an experimentally proven fact that higher forms of play, orientation, learning skills or moral development don’t necessarily develop in all children, unless they are taught by special educational programs. The author analyzes stages of solving a dialectic task, like posing a dialectic question, living through contradictions, dialectic transformation and other tasks, applicably to designing studies for preschoolers.