The Quality of deductive Reasoning in Inferring Words from Context: Comparison of the Performance of Standard and Talented 9–10 Year Old Pupils

• Authors: Iveta Kovalčíková , Ivan Ropovik , Jan Ferjencik , Monika Bobakova , Miriam Slavkovská , Marta Filičková
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The primary intention of the presented paper is to contribute to the understanding of 1. what deductive-hypothetical reasoning is and 2. what deductive inference is, manifested in the ability to decode and learn words from context. The WCT - WORD CONTEXT TEST (D-KEFS; Delis, Kaplan & Kramer, 2001) was used for measuring the two dependent variables (level of hypothetical thinking and ability to infer the meaning of words from context). This test is a separate part of the Delis Kaplan Executive Function System test battery (D-KEFS; Delis, Kaplan & Kramer, 2001). On the basis of the results obtained in the process of the administration of the tool on a sample of 9–10 year-old pupils attending standard schools and pupils educated in classes for the gifted, we explore the level of hypothetical-deductive thinking in both groups of pupils. We use the obtained data to make the following analysis of the relationship between a pupil’s intelligence and: a) level of hypothetical reasoning; and b) level of ability to infer the meaning of words from context among standard pupils; analysis of differences in: a) level of hypothetical reasoning; and b) level of ability to infer the meaning of words in context between gifted pupils and standard pupils.

Keywords

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deductive reasoning; hypothetical reasoning; deductive inference; decoding words in context.

• Publisher: Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie
• Journal: Journal of Preschool and Elementary School Education
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 41 - 66

Contributors

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Iveta Kovalčíková

• University of Presov

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Ivan Ropovik

• University of Presov

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Jan Ferjencik

• University of P. J. Safarik

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Monika Bobakova

• University of Presov

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Miriam Slavkovská

• University of P. J. Safarik

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Marta Filičková

• University of Presov

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