Abstract

SALINAS FLEITMAN, Moisés  and  SANTIAGO RAMIREZ, Jesús Mónica. Development of a Meta-Academic Skills Scale for Children in 4th, 5th and 6th grade. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2018, vol.9, n.17, pp.769-797. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v9i17.405.

There´s ample evidence that there are an important number of cognitive, social and technological skills, traits and competencies that are not part of the traditional curriculum yet they are fundamental foe personal and career success, and that are defined as meta-academic skills (Shaw, Gomes, Polotskaia y Jankowska, 2015). However, the lack of instruments to measure these skills is an obstacle to the development of programs to foster them. The present paper is a report of the design, standardization and validation of an measurement instrument of meta-academic skills in 4th, 5th and 6th grade children, The participants were 160 students aged 9 to 12, in the context of a rural community and a marginalized urban environment in a city of northern México. The results generated a self report instrument with measurement scales for the following skills: scientific research, technology, critical thinking and reasoning, creative thinking, independent learning and human development, and personal growth.

Keywords : rating scales; educational evaluation; soft skills; research skills; creative thinking; critical thinking.

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