The Relation Between Cognitive Processes and Problem-Solving Performances of Preschoolers

Year 2023, Volume: 16 Issue: 4, 887 - 902, 29.10.2023

Dilan Bayındır

https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1342333

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the cognitive processing levels of preschool children and their problem-solving skills. The Cognitive Assessment System (CAS), developed by Naglieri and Das (1997) and adapted into Turkish by Ergin (2003), was used to determine the cognitive processing levels of children. A puzzle completion task was given to determine problem-solving strategies of the participant children. The age range of 21 children in the study group was between 5 and 6, with an average age of 5.61 months. According to the coding of the researcher 11 positive and 4 negative puzzle completion strategies that were used by children, were determined. A canonical correlation analysis was conducted using positive and negative strategies as predictors of problem-solving skills to evaluate the multivariate shared relationship between cognitive processes and problem-solving. The results indicated the explanatory percentage of the Planning dimension of cognitive processes on positive strategies was found to be higher than the Attention, Simultaneous and Successive dimensions.

Keywords

cognitive processes, problem solving, puzzle completion task, canonical analysis.

Supporting Institution

This research was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Department of Balıkesir University

Project Number

Project No: 2018/142

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