مهارات حل المشكلات المستقبلية وعلاقتها بالتفكير الإيجابي والمرونة المعرفية لدى الطلبة الموهوبين بالمرحلة الثانوية

Abstract EN

The first aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between future problem-solving skills, positive thinking and cognitive flexibility in a sample of (90) gifted male and female aged ranged (17-19) years.

The second objective was to examine gender differences in these three variables.

Participants answered scales measuring the future problem-solving scale, by Ayoup (2015), positive thinking scale, and cognitive flexibility scale created by the researcher.

The results showed statistically significant relationship between future problem-solving skills, positive thinking, and cognitive flexibility.

In addition, differences were found between males and female in the total degree of future problem solving skills in favor of males.

In addition, there were differences between males and females in the dimensions of expectation and planning in favor of males, and in visualization and prediction in favor of females.

Significant differences were found in the total degree of positive thinking in favor of females.

Additionally, there are no differences between males and females in the dimensions of positive expectations, knowledge openness, and acceptance the differences, and positive coping in favor of males.

In addition, there were no statistically significant differences in the total degree of cognitive flexibility between male and females.

The differences were found in the dimensions of realizing alternative explanations, producing alternative solutions in favr of males, and in adjustment flexibility, and openness to ideas in favr of the females.