Developing reasoning in students with above average cognitive skills
Developing reasoning in students with above average cognitive skills

Summary/Abstract: Strategies to stimulate cognitive development in general, especially reasoning can be used in the teaching process, being applicable for all children. The present study demonstrates that application of strategies of developing inductive reasoning in children with above average cognitive skills leads to superior performance in all six elements of inductive reasoning. The training program used is based on theories of cognitive modificability, especially the studies by Hamers, Koning, & Sijtsma (2002) and includes 120 tasks, divided into 6 categories of inductive reasoning: generalization, recognition of relationship, discrimination, differentiation of relationship, cross classification and system formation. The study included 30 primary school children with above average cognitive abilities, using a pretest-posttest-follow-up design.

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