STUDENTS’ DESIRE TO ENGAGE IN COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES, FAMILY OF ORIGIN CHARACTERISTICS AND NEED FOR COGNITION SCORES
Title | STUDENTS’ DESIRE TO ENGAGE IN COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES, FAMILY OF ORIGIN CHARACTERISTICS AND NEED FOR COGNITION SCORES |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Popoviciu, SA, Barbu, A, Costea, D, Culda, L, Culda, S |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 33 |
Start Page | 62-72 |
Date Published | August/2011 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 953265 |
Keywords | cognitive activities, family of origin, need for cognition |
Abstract | In this research 30 graduate students were asked to complete the Need for Cognition Scale. The individual scores were compared with: (1) school performance and the desire to engage in cognitive activities measured by: grade point average, the last three books read and interest in recent social events; (2) number of members in family of origin—especially the number of siblings—parental educational attainment, perceived cognitive abilities of siblings, rural-urban differences and parental encouragement of education; (3) gender, age and sibling position. A qualitative analysis of students’ subjective perspectives on need for cognition scores was also included. The results of this research show that participants with a higher need for cognition were more likely to have a higher level of school performance and a greater desire to engage in effortful cognitive activities. Participants that had a higher sibling position, parents with a higher level of educational attainment and that came from an urban background scored higher on need for cognition scale. Participants with a lower need for cognition had a larger number of siblings and perceived the cognitive abilities of siblings as higher. Parental encouragement of education, gender and age of participants were unrelated to the need for cognition scores. |
URL | https://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1406576193.pdf |
DOI | 10.33225/pec/11.33.62 |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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