While Participating in a Piaget-Type Interview on Number, Five-Year-Old Ryan

Multiple Choice

While participating in a Piaget-type interview on number, five-year-old Ryan seems puzzled about whether the red checkers and black checkers are the same. He pairs them up, rearranges them, and lines them again. This behavior is typical of a student who is:

A) a non-conserver.
B) a  conserver of number.
C) a transitional thinker.
D) an irrational counter.