The study showed that 7 to 8 year old students of the SSC board scored the highest in scientific and logical thinking whereas, 10 to 11-year-old from the IB board scored the highest in scientific and logical thinking.
Children studying in the state board, especially those studying regional languages, are better logical and scientific thinkers than their counterparts in the CBSE, ICSE and IGCSE, revealed a recent study by the Human Resource Development department at SNDT Women’s University.
A first of its kind study, it measured the logical and thinking abilities of children aged between seven and 11, across the central board of secondary education (CBSE), Indian Council of School Education (ICSE) and International Board students in the city. For the study, 80 students, 40 from each age group, were administered a ‘Test of Scientific and Logical Thinking (TOSFL)’ that was self-designed by the department in keeping with the parameters of logical and scientific thinking.
Interestingly, the study showed that seven to eight-year-old students of the SSC board scored the highest in scientific and logical thinking whereas, 10 to 11-year-old from the IB board scored the highest in scientific and logical thinking.
Dr Reeta Sonavat, head of the department, said, “I was stunned by the results. The general perception always under rates students from SSC board and we presume that students from international and other boards are smart and intelligent. The study should be an eye-opener for parents,” she said.
However, when it comes to logical thinking, students are able to think better in their mother tongue, she says. “Logical thinking is the process in which one uses reasoning consistently to come to a conclusion. Problems or situations that involve logical thinking call for structure, for relationships between facts, and for chains of reasoning that “make sense”. And since our mother tongue comes naturally to us we are able to frame our ideas clearly in it, while we stumble over words in English,” she added.
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