The development of children's concepts of invisibility

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the concept of invisibility according to the variables of age (4, 5, 7) years and gender (males, females). The significance of differences in children's understanding of the concept of invisibility according to the variables of age (4, 5, 7) years and gender (males, females). The current research sample included (150) boys and girls from kindergartens and government schools in Wasit Governorate, aged (4, 5, 7) years, with (50) boys and girls for each age, equally divided between girls and boys. (Woolley, 2015) The researcher adopted Woolley’s tool to measure the concept of concealment. The test consisted of (6) tasks. The first task consisted of (12) elements, each element had (6) questions. The second task was the sponge and rock task, which consisted of two questions. The third task was the apple and candle task, which consisted of two questions. The fourth task was the new entities task, which consisted of two elements, each element had two questions. The fifth task consisted of two questions, and the sixth and final task also consisted of two questions. The total test scores were (84), meaning that the highest score was (84) and the lowest score was (0). The researcher verified the psychometric properties of the test by extracting validity, as the reliability coefficient reached (0.76). The researcher used several statistical methods, and the research concluded that children at the age of (7) years have an understanding of the concept of concealment, and their understanding of the concept of concealment develops with age. There is no effect of gender on their understanding of the concept of concealment.