Different types of thinking of seven‐year‐old children and their achievements in school

Abstract

The theoretical basis of the research was the conception of human intelligence of Sternberg. The aims of the study were: • to determine the level of analytical thinking, creative thinking and practical thinking of seven‐year‐old children; • to determine the relations between the level of analytical, practical and creative thinking and pupil's success in school; • to determine the association between the level of different kinds of thinking and their success as students; and • to explore the impact of teacher's perception of level of children's thinking on their achievements in school. The research was carried out on a group of 167 seven‐year‐old children selected at random from urban schools and their teachers. This paper discusses how learning programmes foster and promote the development of different forms of thinking.