Abstract

GONZALEZ MORENO, Claudia Ximena  and  SOLOVIEVA, Yulia. Indicators of Symbolic Function Acquisition in the Level of Materialization of Actions in Preschoolers. Pensam. psicol. [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.79-94. ISSN 1657-8961.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javerianacali.PPSI13-2.iafs.

Objective. The objective of this study is to identify the indicators of symbolic function acquisition within the proximal and actual development zone on the level of development of materialized actions in preschool children between 5 and 6 years. Method. The study included 180 preschoolers from Bogota to whom the Protocol for assessment of symbolic function on materialized level was applied (99 children in public educational institutions and 81 children in private schools). Results. The level of symbolic development was determined by indicators referring to: (a) the possibility of substitution of one object for another one performing characteristic actions of the replaced object, (b) the generalization of symbolic features, (c) the schematization, and (d) the reflective explanation of the symbolic situation. The importance of evaluating the acquisition of symbolic function to determine their level of development at the end of the preschool years is discussed. Conclusion. The evidence of the presence of symbolic function manifested on materialized level is that the child is able to substitute an object, name both the object and the action and ponder on the action of substitution.

Keywords : Childhood cognitive development; symbols; representations; child development; preschoolers.

        · abstract in Spanish | Portuguese     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )