Paper presented at the “Teachers for the Knowledge Society Conference – 2011″, 17-19 March, Sinaia, Romania.
Published in Elsevier – Procedia: Social and Behavioral Science 11 (2011).
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The Consciousness Quotient: a new predictor of the students’ academic performance
Ovidiu Brazdău, Cristian Mihai
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to establish the practical usage of Consciousness Quotient in the educational psychology field. Basic hypothesis of this study was to determinate the incremental validity brought by the Consciousness Quotient in the prediction of academic performance. The study is based on a 138 participants from the Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania. The “Consciousness Quotient Inventory” (CQI) and “General Ability Measure for Adults” (GAMA) are used to evaluate the Consciousness Quotient and the Intelligence Levels. The results confirm the influence of Consciousness Quotient in the academic performance appraisal.
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The Conference “Teachers for the Knowledge Society” is the closing conference of a two years EU project: Training the MST Teachers through a Master Program for the Knowledge Society (http://www.masterprof.ro/eng/) organized by P.G. University of Ploiesti, Romania. It is also intended to be a starting point for a series of events dedicated to improve teacher education programs. The conference will be held in Sinaia, Romania (http://www.hotelsinaia.ro), 17-19 March, 2011.
Invited speakers: Howard Gardner, Harvard University; Pieter de Vries, Delft University; Wim Veen, Delft University
