An Insight into developmental changes in reasoning skills among Indian Preschoolers: A cross-sectional study using a
Aparna Prasanna1,2, Gagan Bajaj2, Malavika Anakkathil Anil2,3
1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India.
F1000Research
|November 25, 2024
Summary
Reasoning skills in Indian preschoolers improve with age, transitioning from content-based to prior knowledge integration. A story-based assessment tool demonstrated reliability for evaluating these cognitive abilities.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistics
Background:
- Preschool reasoning development is crucial.
- Story-based approaches offer culturally relevant assessment methods.
- Indian preschool children's reasoning skills require profiling.
Purpose of the Study:
- To profile reasoning skills in Indian preschoolers (36-72 months).
- To establish test-retest and inter-rater reliability of story-based reasoning tasks.
- To assess reasoning abilities using a validated tool.
Main Methods:
- Evaluated psychometric properties of reasoning tasks (explanation, prediction, inference).
- Administered tasks to 63 typically developing Indian preschoolers (Mangalore).
- Analyzed responses quantitatively and qualitatively across three age groups.
Main Results:
- Tasks confirmed good test-retest and inter-rater reliability.
- Reasoning abilities significantly increased with age (ANOVA).
- Qualitative analysis showed a shift from content-based to prior knowledge-integrated reasoning.
Conclusions:
- The study validated a story-based tool for assessing preschooler reasoning.
- Reasoning skills develop progressively during the preschool years.
- Findings offer clinical and educational strategies for fostering reasoning abilities.
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