Effectiveness of a training programme to develop inductive reasoning

Abstract

In this study, we intend to highlight the effectiveness of a programme to develop cognitive abilities, especially inductive reasoning. For this purpose, we selected 118 young schoolchildren, divided into three groups: experimental, control and placebo. The training programme for the experimental group is based on Koning's theory of inductive reasoning, whose typology includes the six categories: generalization, discrimination, cross-classification, serialization, perturbed serialization and system formation. Following the analysis of the obtained results, it can be stated that the training programme contributed to the development of the inductive reasoning ability.