Modeling Causal Relationships Among Giftedness Structure Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 89-122
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Fathey Okasha ◽  
Amany Farahat Abdalmageed
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Causal Relationships ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Secondary Grades

The present research aimed at identifying the interrelationships between cognitive, meta-cognitive, and extra-cognitive abilities, and exploring the paths of causal relationships between the constituent variables of the model, as well as verifying the suitability of the structural model with its various components in the interpretation of giftedness. The research sample consisted of (130) male and female students in secondary grades one and two in Technology and Sciences School for gifted in Cairo (STEM Egypt), (32) female students, and (98) male students. The sample's aged between (15-17) years with an average of 15.87 years and a standard deviation of 1.13 degree. The instruments of the study were applied on them after checking their psychometric properties. These tools were: Raven's Progressive Matrices test (Abu Hatab, 1977), and Torrance creative thinking test (photo B) (Sulaiman & Abu Hatab, 1976), as well as a computerized battery that includes a computerized task specific metacognitive skills test, and a computerized Extra-cognitive abilities scale. The research concluded that there is a high impact of meta-cognitive abilities on cognitive abilities, except achievement, and high impact of extra-cognitive abilities on meta-cognitive skills. The results also showed the relevance of the proposed model with its variables in the interpretation of giftedness structure. Keywords: giftedness structure model, developmental cognitive theory of giftedness, meta cognitive abilities, extra-cognitive abilities.

scholarly journals Creative-Thinking Skills in Explanatory Writing Skills Viewed from Learning Behaviour: A Mixed Method Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Bening Sri Palupi ◽  
Slamet Subiyantoro ◽  
Triyanto Triyanto ◽  
Rukayah Rukayah
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Metacognitive Skills

Creative thinking involves the activities of complex skills and cognitive abilities, personality factors and motivations, styles, strategies, and metacognitive skills. Therefore, creative-thinking skills can reflect the students’ personality considered as unique individuals. On the other hand, the effectiveness of education can be seen from teaching practices and class climate. The application of guided inquiry learning (GIL) and problem-based learning (PBL) models is one effort to improve the effectiveness of education. This research is a mixed-method case study that aims to describe the behaviour of groups of students, studying with GIL and PBL, with high, moderate, and low creative-thinking skills. The mixed-method analysis applied is a concurrent embedded strategy that combines primary data (qualitative) and secondary data (quantitative) to complement each other. The results showed that the application of the GIL and PBL models was proved to be effective for learning explanatory writing skills. In terms of the creative-thinking skills, the higher the students' creative-thinking skills are, the higher their explanatory writing skills will be. Students who have high creative-thinking skills also exhibit prominent attitudes during the learning process, such as intensity of asking frequently with substantive questions on the subject matter and having good opinion and leadership skills.

Personality traits as predictor of metacognitive skills and creativity in electronic university students: a structural model of academic achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasamin Abedini
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory

PurposeThe present study aimed to present a structural model of the relationships between personality traits, metacognitive awareness, creativity and academic achievement in virtual students.Design/methodology/approachThe statistical population of the study consisted of all students of the electronic Islamic Azad University in Tehran, where 240 of them were selected as sample group by random sampling method. Research instruments included the short form of the Creative Behavior Inventory (Linger), the Metacognitive Awareness Questionnaire (Schraw and Dennison) and NEO Personality Inventory (McCrae and Costa). Data were analyzed using LISERL software and the path analysis method.FindingsThe findings indicated a mediating role of metacognitive awareness and creativity in the relationship between extraversion, openness to experience and conscientiousness personality traits with academic performance. It was also found that metacognitive awareness has a direct, significant positive effect on creativity.Originality/valueAccording to the results of the present study, the level of creativity in virtual students can be developed through training and strengthening meta-cognitive skills. The findings also suggest that meta-cognition and creativity are traits that can have intrinsic and personality roots.

scholarly journals Developing cognitive skills with mobile learning: A case study

Comunicar ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana-Isabel Ramos-Elizondo ◽  
José-Alberto Herrera-Bernal ◽  
María-Soledad Ramírez-Montoya
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Aprendizaje Móvil ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Group Interviews

This article presents a multiple case study carried out when mobile learning (mLearning) was first introduced to 3.000 freshmen of two university campuses in Mexico. The objective was to analyze mLearning resources in four courses to identify how they help develop cognitive skills in students. Focus group interviews, surveys, document analysis and non-intrusive observation were used. The data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively in order to link the results and the theoretical information within the two variables that guided this study: mLearning and cognitive abilities. The results show that by using mLearning resources it changes the learning environment by converting any setting into a collaborative and innovative environment. Results also show that the design of mLearning resources must be based on educational theories and strategies to be effective, and also the nature of the subject and resource type are related to the developed cognitive abilities. Also it was found that although students are not aware of it, mLearning resources and the use of mobile devices assists them in developing strategies that promote cognitive skills such as problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, creative thinking and melioration. El artículo presenta un estudio de casos múltiples de la implementación, a gran escala, de un proyecto de aprendizaje móvil. El proyecto se implementó con 3.000 estudiantes de primer semestre de profesional en dos campus de una institución educativa privada de México. El objetivo fue analizar los recursos de aprendizaje móvil de cuatro cursos para identificar cómo se trataba de promover el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas en los estudiantes. Se utilizaron entrevistas a través de «focus group», encuestas, análisis de documentos y observación no intrusiva. Los datos fueron analizados en forma cuantitativa y cualitativa y se relacionaron con el sustento teórico de las dos variables conceptuales que guiaron este estudio: aprendizaje móvil –mLearning– y habilidades cognitivas. Los resultados indicaron que el uso de recursos mLearning modifica el ambiente de aprendizaje al convertir cualquier escenario en un ambiente innovador y colaborativo; que el diseño de los recursos mLearning debe sustentarse en teorías y estrategias educativas para ser efectivos y que la naturaleza de la materia y el tipo de recurso están relacionados a las habilidades cognitivas que se desarrollan. Además se encontró que aunque los estudiantes no están conscientes de ello, los recursos mLearning y el uso de dispositivos móviles los apoyan en estrategias que promueven el desarrollo de las habilidades cognitivas como solución de problemas, toma de decisiones, pensamiento crítico, pensamiento creativo y «melioration».

scholarly journals PROGRAMA ADHISO PARA LA MEJORA DE LAS FUNCIONES EJECUTIVAS EN NIÑOS DE INFANTIL CON SINTOMATOLOGÍA TDAH

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Noelia García González ◽  
Mª Angélica Calleja González ◽  
Benito Arias Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
School Education ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Temporal Orientation ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Preventive Program ◽  
Adhd Symptomatology

Abstract:This paper intends to present the preventive program called ADHISO, designed for the improvement in the attention and cognitive skills as well as the reduction of hyperactive and impulsive behaviour in the students of pre-school education with ADHD symptomatology. A good executive functioning is essential for proper cognitive and behavioural development (Barkley, 1998; Burgess and Simons, 2005; Diamond, 2005; Raiker, et al., 2012). For this reason, the proposed objectives are focused on assisting the skills at delayed attention, perception, organization and spatial-temporal orientation, memory and meta-cognitive abilities, guided by self-instructions that allow to benefit the self-regulation of the students that present ADHD symptomatology. The program was applied to four students of ages between four and six years, by means of an A-B design of unique case. The outcomes of the program confirm an improvement in the attention, memory and perception in all the four subjects. One of the strengths of the ADHISO program seems to be its contribution to the development of competences in self-control of the behaviour, metacognitive skills and self-instructions.Keywords: preventive program, pre-school education, executive functions, ADHDResumen:Este trabajo pretende dar a conocer el programa preventivo ADHISO diseñado para la mejora de las habilidades atencionales y cognitivas, así como las conductas hiperactivas e impulsivas de los alumnos de educación infantil que presentan sintomatología TDAH. Un buen funcionamiento ejecutivo es fundamental para un adecuado desarrollo cognitivo y comportamental (Barkley, 1998; Burgess y Simons, 2005; Diamond, 2005; Raiker, et al., 2012). Por este motivo, los objetivos propuestos se centran en favorecer destrezas en atención demorada, percepción, organización y orientación espacio-temporal, memoria y habilidades meta-cognitivas, guiados a través de autoinstrucciones que permiten favorecer la autorregulación de los alumnos que presentan sintomatología TDAH. El programa se aplicó a cuatro alumnos de edades incluidas entre los 4 y los 6 años, mediante un diseño A-B de caso único. Los resultados obtenidos confirman una mejoría en la atención, memoria y percepción en los cuatro sujetos. Uno de los puntos fuertes del programa ADHISO parece ser su contribución al desarrollo de las competencias en autocontrol del comportamiento, habilidades metacognitivas y autoinstrucciones.Palabras clave: Programa preventivo, educación infantil, funciones ejecutivas, TDAH

scholarly journals Are the Effects of Variation in Quantity of Daily Bilingual Exposure and Socioeconomic Status on Language and Cognitive Abilities Independent in Preschool Children?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4570
Author(s):  
Raffaele Dicataldo ◽  
Maja Roch
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Narrative Comprehension ◽  
Specific Contribution ◽  
Mind Task

Bilingual exposure (BE) and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with children’s development, but their specific and unique effects are still unclear. This study analyzed the influence of these environmental factors on a set of cognitive and linguistic abilities in preschoolers to disentangle their effects. One hundred-eleven Italian-speaking preschool children (mean age = 61 months; SD = 6.8) growing in a monolingual or multilingual context completed an assessment of cognitive (theory of mind, inhibition, attention shifting and working memory) and linguistic abilities (vocabulary, grammar, narrative comprehension, lexical access). The results of hierarchical regressions with predictors variation in BE (both Length and Daily exposure) and SES on each ability, shown a specific contribution of variation in SES, after controlling for BE, in vocabulary, grammar, and working memory (WM), and a specific contribution of variation in BE, over and above effect of SES, in vocabulary, narrative comprehension and WM. In addition, we found an interaction between these factors in predicting the performance of the theory of mind task (ToM). To conclude, variations in BE and SES are related independently to individual differences in linguistic and cognitive skills of children in preschool.

scholarly journals POLA KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF DAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KREATIF PADA KONSEP PERUBAHAN LINGKUNGAN ANTARA SISWA LAKI-LAKI DAN PEREMPUAN DI SMA NEGERI 2 MRANGGEN

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
MIRA ESTI KUSUMANINGRUM ◽  
JOKO SISWANTO ◽  
FENNY ROSHAYANTI
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significance Level

This study aims to determine patterns of cognitive abilities and creative thinking skills between male and female students in SMA Negeri 2 Mranggen. This research is included in non-experimental research. The study population was students of class XI consisting of 9 classes. The sampling technique uses stratified proportional random sampling, using the Slovin formula with a significant level of 10% so that 76 students are obtained from 324 students, 38 students each for male and female. The technique of data collection in this study is in the form of tests of cognitive abilities and creative thinking skills in the form of multiple-choice questions and descriptions of environmental change material. The instrument used was in the form of multiple-choice questions that contained C1-C6 for cognitive abilities and aspects of creative thinking for the problem description. The data collected was then analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis and independent t-test, with a significance level of 0.05. The results showed a t-test of -1.067 and t-table with a significance (α) of 5% of 1.922 for cognitive abilities. Meanwhile, creative thinking skills were obtained that the t-count was -3.088 and the t-table with a significance (α) of 5% was 1.922. The results of both calculations show that H0 fails to be rejected which means there is no real difference between the creative thinking skills of male students and female students.

Analysis of Student Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) Skills on Chemistry: A Study of Gender Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Ryzal Perdana ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Essay Question ◽  
Chemical Material ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Critical And Creative Thinking

Abstract Critical and creative thinking skills are an essential attribute for success in the 21st century. This study aimed to determine the students’ critical and creative thinking skills in the Islamic senior high schools of Surakarta City so that teachers can pay attention to the strength and weakness of each student based on gender differences. This study used descriptive qualitative analysis. The subject of this study amounted to 180 students consisting of 80 male and 100 female students. The measurement of critical-thinking skills used a 6-essay-question instrument of the chemical material of electrolyte and non-electrolyte solutions that measures the aspects based on Facione theory, namely: analysis, inference, explanation, interpretation, evaluation, and self-regulation. Then, to measure creative-thinking skills, a 4-essay-question test instrument of the chemical material that includes 4 aspects according to Torrance, fluency, flexibility, original and elaboration, was used. The results showed that the creative-thinking skills of male students are better than those of female students and the critical-thinking skills of female students are better than those of male students.

scholarly journals Extended parenting and the evolution of cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 375 (1803) ◽  
pp. 20190495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Uomini ◽  
Joanna Fairlie ◽  
Russell D. Gray ◽  
Michael Griesser
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Brain Size ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Cultural Learning

Traditional attempts to understand the evolution of human cognition compare humans with other primates. This research showed that relative brain size covaries with cognitive skills, while adaptations that buffer the developmental and energetic costs of large brains (e.g. allomaternal care), and ecological or social benefits of cognitive abilities, are critical for their evolution. To understand the drivers of cognitive adaptations, it is profitable to consider distant lineages with convergently evolved cognitions. Here, we examine the facilitators of cognitive evolution in corvid birds, where some species display cultural learning, with an emphasis on family life. We propose that extended parenting (protracted parent–offspring association) is pivotal in the evolution of cognition: it combines critical life-history, social and ecological conditions allowing for the development and maintenance of cognitive skillsets that confer fitness benefits to individuals. This novel hypothesis complements the extended childhood idea by considering the parents' role in juvenile development. Using phylogenetic comparative analyses, we show that corvids have larger body sizes, longer development times, extended parenting and larger relative brain sizes than other passerines. Case studies from two corvid species with different ecologies and social systems highlight the critical role of life-history features on juveniles’ cognitive development: extended parenting provides a safe haven, access to tolerant role models, reliable learning opportunities and food, resulting in higher survival. The benefits of extended juvenile learning periods, over evolutionary time, lead to selection for expanded cognitive skillsets. Similarly, in our ancestors, cooperative breeding and increased group sizes facilitated learning and teaching. Our analyses highlight the critical role of life-history, ecological and social factors that underlie both extended parenting and expanded cognitive skillsets. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Life history and learning: how childhood, caregiving and old age shape cognition and culture in humans and other animals’.

Emotional Intelligence as the Subject of Studying Metacognitive Processes in Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Marina Vladimirovna Melnichuk ◽  
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Marina Anatolievna Belogash ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Cognitive Task ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Processes

In the context of modern digital transformation of all aspects of the socioeconomic environment, training university students for analytical processing of increasing inflows of data and dealing with complex cognitive tasks driven by metacognition has become of particular importance. The research is aimed to review the structure of metacognitive processing, the development factors of metacognitive skills, the relation of metacognitive skills to emotional and cognitive skills, and to determine their role in the achievement of academic success of university students. Methodology. The research is undertaken on the basis of theoretical investigation and comprehensive analysis of theoretical conceptualization of intelligence. The authors have researched the derivation of metacognition, the structure of self-regulating metacognitive processes and their interaction with cognitive and affective processes. The research findings confirm that the metacognitive experience provides self-reflection, emotional awareness of feelings, estimating relationships between emotional states and the degree of implementation or attainability of a cognitive task. The authors conclude that emotional intelligence is manifested in metacognitive skills and predicts academic success. Also, teaching and learning strategies are required to be refined taking into account the development of emotional and metacognitive skills of university students.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MEDIA PEMBEMBELAJARAN KOGNITIF DALAM MATERI PERSAMAAN GARIS LURUS MENGGUNAKAN VIDEO DI ERA 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Fine Siwi ◽  
Nicky Dwi Puspaningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
The World ◽  
Video Based Learning

AbstractAt this time thinking creativity is low in the world of education. To improve creative thinking patterns urgently, as educators must have ways to improve them. Learning mathematics can be done only through the medium of learning mathematics. Audio-visual media, is a type of media used in learning activities with hearing and vision in one process or activity. Messages and information that can be channeled through this media can consist of verbal and nonverbal messages that depend on the sight whether hearing. In this 4.0 era, students are required to be better able to think cognitive in learning. Fully creative thinking including in the current era is needed. However, at this time creative thinking in the world of education is low. To improve the importance of creative thinking patterns, as educators who already have a way to improve it by using learning media. Therefore the material explanation method is made using video-based media to facilitate students in understanding the material and also improve their cognitive abilities. This research can prove through video-based learning media can be an effective method in improving students' cognitive abilities. Keywords: Media, Video, Cognitive

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