Stimulation of thinking skills in high school students |
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| Authors: | María Luisa Sanz de Acedo Lizarraga María Teresa Sanz de Acedo Baquedano María Soria Oliver |
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| Institution: | Departamento de Psicología y Pedagogía, Campus de Arrosadía , Universidad Pública de Navarra , 31006 Pamplona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this research was to examine the effects of the instruction method “thinking actively in an academic context (TAAC)” on thinking skills, creativity, self‐regulation and academic achievement. The design was pre‐test–intervention–post‐test with control group. The sample included 46 participants (aged 16 to 18 years), 24 experimental and 22 controls. Before and after application of the method, six instruments were used to measure thinking skills and academic achievement. The method, divided into eight stages, was followed in each didactic unit during an academic course. The method allows teaching the thinking skills, the creativity and the self‐regulation simultaneously with the syllabus content. The results showed that greater changes were obtained with the new method of instruction in all the dependent variables. Relevant scientific and educational implications are drawn from the study. |
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| Keywords: | thinking skills creativity self‐regulated transfer academic achievement |
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