ERIC Number: EJ1235551
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1945-8959
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Process-Oriented Dynamic Testing in a Complex Figure Task
Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, v18 n1 p67-80 2019
Process-oriented dynamic testing aims to investigate the processes children use to solve cognitive tasks, and evaluate changes in these processes as a result of training. For the current study, a dynamic complex figure task was constructed, using the graduated prompts approach, to investigate the processes involved in solving a complex figure task and changes in these processes as a consequence of training. A new processoriented measure was developed, which used computer-automated scoring to evaluate children's organization in drawing the figure. Participants were 106 regular primary school children (M = 7.8 years, standard deviation [SD] = 0.42 years). The graduated prompts training led to significantly more progression in complex figure drawing accuracy from pre-test to post-test, compared to unguided control. The level of organization of the figure also became more advanced as a result of training, as reflected by the highest category of organization being attained by trained children only. However, the training did not lead to transfer from the trained domain to an inductive reasoning task.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Testing, Cognitive Tests, Problem Solving, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, Prompting, Freehand Drawing, Accuracy, Pretests Posttests, Difficulty Level, Transfer of Training, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Logical Thinking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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