KEL2300 (4+0): DEVELOPMENT OF
A RESILIENT INDIVIDUAL
DPM –PJJ (F2F1)
TOPIC 3:
COGNITIVE COMPETENCE
INSTRUCTOR:
SITI NOR BINTI YAACOB, PhD.
[email protected]/012-2841844
WHAT IS COGNITIVE COMPETENCE?
Takala
(1987)
• The cognitive ability to encode
meanings and intentions
Sun and
Hui (2006)
• The cognitive processes that comprise
creative thinking and critical thinking.
Lämsä and
Savela
(2011)
• The ability to acquire, process and
store information as well as
conceptualize information and
experiences.
WHAT IS COGNITIVE COMPETENCE?

Recent study indicates creative thinking and
critical thinking as core cognitive competence
(Sun & Hui, 2012; Sun & Lau, 2006).
Creative
Thinking
Critical
Thinking
Cognitive
Competence
CREATIVE THINKING

Creative thinking refers to stretching one's
spectacles, evaluating multiple ideas and
alternatives, and generating novel and practical
ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING
 “Critical
thinking is the intellectually
disciplined process of actively and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information
gathered from, or generated by, observation,
experience, reflection, or communication, as a
guide to belief and action” (Paul, 1993).
 Critical thinking is purposeful, reasoned, and
goal-directed.
 Main cognitive skills in critical thinking:
Reason
 Inference
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STIMULI OF COGNITIVE COMPETENCE
Cultural
artifacts
Individual
DIfferences
Cognitive
Competence
Interpersona
l contexts
Cognitive
domains
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
 Cultural
artifacts includes symbols, tools,
and beliefs.
 Active engagement in learning to use
cultural tools will encourage for cognitive
development among children.
Symbols
• Signs
• Dress code
Tools
• Language
• Proverbs
• Technology
Beliefs
• Shared
values
• Law
• Philosophy
COGNITIVE DOMAINS
Gardner (1984) proposed three discrete cognitive
domains, which are:
1. Realms of the physical world,
2. The world of man-made artifacts, and
3. The social world.
 The manner in which cognitive domains are
defined, constituted, and valued has profound
consequences on the development of cognitive
competence.
 For example, western countries put more values
in physical world (sciences), while eastern
countries such as Japan put heavy merit on
social world.
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INTERPERSONAL CONTEXTS
The individual-environment interactions can
contributes to development in cognitive
competence.
 For example, research indicates that early home
environment is significantly correlates with
cognitive competence in later years (Nievar,
Moske, Johnson, & Chen, 2014).
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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Several individual’s characteristics can greatly
influence the development in cognitive
competence, such as gender and personal
preferences (Ngwoke, Eskay, Iheakaghichi,
Ngwoke, & Obikwelu, 2014).
COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR
Criminal
Behaviour
Aggressive
Behaviour
Cognitive
Competence
Depression
Disruptive
Behaviour
REFERENCES
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Lämsä, A. M., & Savela, T. (2011). ePooki - The publications of research and development work of
Oulu University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved from
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Ngwoke, D. U., Eskay, M., Iheakaghichi, O. I., Ngwoke, A. N., & Obikwelu, C. L. (2014). Influence
of gender on cognitive competence among pupils and students in Abia State. International Journal
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Nievar, M. A., Moske, A. K., Johnson, D. J., & Chen, Q. (2014). Parenting practices in preschool
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Paul, R. W. (1993). The logic of creative and critical thinking. American Behavioral Scientist, 37(1),
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Takala, S. (1987). Writing as a construct. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED343394
Wang, Q., Ceci, S. J., Williams, W. M., & Kopko, K. A. (2004). Culturally situated cognitive
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