Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
academic reasoning
English answer:
scholarly, abstract & analytical reasoning that follows rules of logic to arrive at conclusions
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Nov 19, 2019 17:53
4 yrs ago
5 viewers *
English term
academic reasoning
English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
Dear colleagues,
I have a little doubt concerning this concept described in the passage below: I think it refers to reasoning abilities underlying a variety of school subjects, i.e. not specific of one single subject.
but how can we interpret "academic" in this case: does it refer to higher education only or does it have a general meaning, i.e. it might refer also to primary school or middle school?
Thank you so much for your valuable help!
****************************
This is the text where "academic reasoning" appears, although without further explanation:
One situation where disorganized attachment pattern arises is with trauma. Scans have shown that parental abuse and neglect—what are called developmental trauma—compromise areas of the brain that enable neural integration, which may explain problems with regulation of emotion, deficient social communication, *** poor academic reasoning ***, a tendency toward interpersonal violence, and other problems seen in kids with disorganized attachment.
=====================
This is a text where I've found a possible explanation of the concept
Source:
Sam Hambur and Sean Pywell, Australian Council for Educational Research
Tests of *** “academic reasoning” *** focus on the mental processes that underpin school and tertiary studies, rather than the specific knowledge and skills of particular academic disciplines. They can be thought of as general, generic or cross-curricular reasoning assessments.
The terms “general”, “generic” and “cross-curricular” refer to breadth of transferability. While reasoning processes are learned in a particular context, and their form varies from discipline to discipline, they do not have to be learned totally anew in each new context; that is, reasoning processes can be transferable.
Such tests assess students’ capacity to reason in a range of contexts, some of which will be familiar to the student, some of which will not. The expectation is that the wider the range of contexts in which students are able to reason, the more likely they are to be able to reason within contexts with which they have yet to become familiar. It is this expectation that leads people to label tests of this kind as “aptitude” tests.
I have a little doubt concerning this concept described in the passage below: I think it refers to reasoning abilities underlying a variety of school subjects, i.e. not specific of one single subject.
but how can we interpret "academic" in this case: does it refer to higher education only or does it have a general meaning, i.e. it might refer also to primary school or middle school?
Thank you so much for your valuable help!
****************************
This is the text where "academic reasoning" appears, although without further explanation:
One situation where disorganized attachment pattern arises is with trauma. Scans have shown that parental abuse and neglect—what are called developmental trauma—compromise areas of the brain that enable neural integration, which may explain problems with regulation of emotion, deficient social communication, *** poor academic reasoning ***, a tendency toward interpersonal violence, and other problems seen in kids with disorganized attachment.
=====================
This is a text where I've found a possible explanation of the concept
Source:
Sam Hambur and Sean Pywell, Australian Council for Educational Research
Tests of *** “academic reasoning” *** focus on the mental processes that underpin school and tertiary studies, rather than the specific knowledge and skills of particular academic disciplines. They can be thought of as general, generic or cross-curricular reasoning assessments.
The terms “general”, “generic” and “cross-curricular” refer to breadth of transferability. While reasoning processes are learned in a particular context, and their form varies from discipline to discipline, they do not have to be learned totally anew in each new context; that is, reasoning processes can be transferable.
Such tests assess students’ capacity to reason in a range of contexts, some of which will be familiar to the student, some of which will not. The expectation is that the wider the range of contexts in which students are able to reason, the more likely they are to be able to reason within contexts with which they have yet to become familiar. It is this expectation that leads people to label tests of this kind as “aptitude” tests.
Change log
Nov 21, 2019 14:45: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Nov 21, 2019 14:48: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1300525">Yvonne Gallagher's</a> old entry - "academic reasoning"" to ""scholarly abstract, analytical reasoning that follows rules of logic to arrive at conclusions ""
Responses
+2
10 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
59
Selected
being able to use reason and logic
using mental processes to work out what something means (at any level of school) and reach a conclusion. And why maths is an obligatory subject
if sonmeone is good at academic reasonong they can apply this method of using logic and calculation to work out lots of things, for themselves, or in other fields/projects
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasoning
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2019-11-19 18:05:56 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
all steps in the reasoning process should also be written down or explained
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 mins (2019-11-19 18:10:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
So, once someone has learned how to use academic reasoning in theoretical situations, they can apply this to everyday life. Of course young children are asked to work on very basic problems but they are all steps in the learning process of being able to reason. Here is another definition of reasoning
https://www.monash.edu/rlo/research-writing-assignments/crit...
"Reasoning is the ability to think logically to formulate fair judgements and justify a position. In other words, it is about identifying, analysing and evaluating arguments.
In our study, in the workplace and in our everyday lives we need to make decisions, solve problems, formulate judgements and skilfully persuade. This can be difficult when there is so much information available, and so many competing perspectives. We could just flip a coin as a method to determine what to think. This may be correct 50% of the time, but this is not a very effective or reliable method. We want to make good decisions 100% of the time (or as close as possible) and be able to provide good justification for the choices that we do make - so we need to be proficient in the art of reasoning."
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 mins (2019-11-19 18:14:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
yes Haribert, the word !"academic" has several meanings but it's not just about higher education or university.
https://www.yourdictionary.com/academic
academic
of colleges, universities, etc.; scholastic; scholarly
having to do with general or liberal rather than technical or vocational education
of or belonging to an academy of scholars, artists, etc.
following fixed rules or conventions; pedantic or formalistic: an academic style of painting
merely theoretical; having no direct practical application: an academic question
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 26 mins (2019-11-19 18:20:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://www.definitions.net/definition/academic
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 39 mins (2019-11-19 18:33:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
theoretical and speculative reasoning is mainly what this is
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2019-11-20 19:47:29 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://books.google.ie/books?id=zI15AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA262&lpg=P...
https://books.google.ie/books?id=7Cjgn3-YsjEC&pg=PT66&lpg=PT...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2019-11-21 13:45:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Hello Haribert, no I don't think that does it at all. I would not use "cross-curricular" as this is a fundamental formal way of reasoning. In fact "formal" or "trained" might be useful. But I repeat, it's (scholarly) theoretical, abstract, specialised, analytical reasoning that follows rules of logic and supporting argument with evidence to reach conclusions based on initial premises (evidence/facts)
It's STRUCTURED reasoning using logic.
I looked up a few dictionaries English> italian to see if I could see anything that might for since you say you can't use 'accademico'. I think some of these in WR might be useful? https://www.wordreference.com/iten/istruito
How about
istruito
https://www.wordreference.com/iten/istruito
or erudito
https://www.wordreference.com/iten/erudito
or teorico,
intellettuale
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:00:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
I had a look at your En> It question and you seem hung up on "cross-curricular/interdisciplinary". Really these are not the important aspects here and it would be misleading in my view to use those words.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:27:16 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Glad to help but I'd use an extra word with "astratto" because you have nothing there to express the scholarly part, hence why I made other suggestions
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:39:53 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
:-)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2019-11-21 15:02:18 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
Hmm, I'd prefer "critical thinking" which is a far more common way to say that. I don't like "higher" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
"abilità di ragionamento astratto/logiche di ordine superiore"
See if my gloss gives you other ideas
if sonmeone is good at academic reasonong they can apply this method of using logic and calculation to work out lots of things, for themselves, or in other fields/projects
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasoning
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2019-11-19 18:05:56 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
all steps in the reasoning process should also be written down or explained
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 mins (2019-11-19 18:10:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
So, once someone has learned how to use academic reasoning in theoretical situations, they can apply this to everyday life. Of course young children are asked to work on very basic problems but they are all steps in the learning process of being able to reason. Here is another definition of reasoning
https://www.monash.edu/rlo/research-writing-assignments/crit...
"Reasoning is the ability to think logically to formulate fair judgements and justify a position. In other words, it is about identifying, analysing and evaluating arguments.
In our study, in the workplace and in our everyday lives we need to make decisions, solve problems, formulate judgements and skilfully persuade. This can be difficult when there is so much information available, and so many competing perspectives. We could just flip a coin as a method to determine what to think. This may be correct 50% of the time, but this is not a very effective or reliable method. We want to make good decisions 100% of the time (or as close as possible) and be able to provide good justification for the choices that we do make - so we need to be proficient in the art of reasoning."
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 mins (2019-11-19 18:14:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
yes Haribert, the word !"academic" has several meanings but it's not just about higher education or university.
https://www.yourdictionary.com/academic
academic
of colleges, universities, etc.; scholastic; scholarly
having to do with general or liberal rather than technical or vocational education
of or belonging to an academy of scholars, artists, etc.
following fixed rules or conventions; pedantic or formalistic: an academic style of painting
merely theoretical; having no direct practical application: an academic question
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 26 mins (2019-11-19 18:20:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://www.definitions.net/definition/academic
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 39 mins (2019-11-19 18:33:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
theoretical and speculative reasoning is mainly what this is
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2019-11-20 19:47:29 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
https://books.google.ie/books?id=zI15AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA262&lpg=P...
https://books.google.ie/books?id=7Cjgn3-YsjEC&pg=PT66&lpg=PT...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2019-11-21 13:45:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Hello Haribert, no I don't think that does it at all. I would not use "cross-curricular" as this is a fundamental formal way of reasoning. In fact "formal" or "trained" might be useful. But I repeat, it's (scholarly) theoretical, abstract, specialised, analytical reasoning that follows rules of logic and supporting argument with evidence to reach conclusions based on initial premises (evidence/facts)
It's STRUCTURED reasoning using logic.
I looked up a few dictionaries English> italian to see if I could see anything that might for since you say you can't use 'accademico'. I think some of these in WR might be useful? https://www.wordreference.com/iten/istruito
How about
istruito
https://www.wordreference.com/iten/istruito
or erudito
https://www.wordreference.com/iten/erudito
or teorico,
intellettuale
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:00:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
I had a look at your En> It question and you seem hung up on "cross-curricular/interdisciplinary". Really these are not the important aspects here and it would be misleading in my view to use those words.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:27:16 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Glad to help but I'd use an extra word with "astratto" because you have nothing there to express the scholarly part, hence why I made other suggestions
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2019-11-21 14:39:53 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
:-)
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2019-11-21 15:02:18 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
Hmm, I'd prefer "critical thinking" which is a far more common way to say that. I don't like "higher" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
"abilità di ragionamento astratto/logiche di ordine superiore"
See if my gloss gives you other ideas
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much, Yvonne! actually, I posted the same question also in the Italian section, in search of a sort of "official definition" in Italian, but the word "academic" seemed to be interpreted as "higher education"...actually it is partly a "false friend"... "accademico" in Italy refers mainly to university... in this case, however, it has a more general meaning |
| Thank you so much, Yvonne, also for the useful "definitions.net" link! |
| Thank you so much, Yvonne, for these links! Maybe I could also say "cross-curricular cognitive abilities"... (unfortunately I feel I can't use 'accademico' in Italian...) Have a nice day and enjoy your meal! |
| Dear Yvonne, thank you for your help and for your patience, too! I think I'll go for "astratto" (abstract) There are in fact a lot of occurrences of "abilità di ragionamento astratto". Thank you so much! |
| I've also found "higher order reasoning skills" which is "abilità di ragionamento di ordine superiore" and maybe it encompases all that has been said... https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2b0e/93706824be685c9a22708e0b33a990f04612.pdf |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
49 mins
|
|
Thanks:-)
|
|
| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: Indeed, it has nothing to do with any level of education.
2 hrs
|
|
Thanks:-)
|
|
| neutral |
Daryo
: in the context of learning [at whichever level - primary school to PhD] - otherwise it's just plain "intelligence / capacity for reasoning" that can be present whether or not people have any "academic" proclivities.
4 hrs
|
|
Huh??
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, Yvonne, for your valuable help!"
882 days
durousseauelectricalinstitute
I think it alludes to thinking capacities basic an assortment of school subjects, for example not explicit of one single subject. be that as it may, how might we decipher academic and they won't peruse on. Something else an author can do to keep the perusers consideration, is to take on a fascinating research project theme. The following is a rundown of five characteristics that make for fascinating research paper topics.
Example sentence:
how might we decipher academic
I think it alludes to thinking capacities basic an assortment of school subjects
Discussion
maybe I was a bit confused by Tina's "agree" to your proposal, when she says: "it has nothing to do with any level of education..."
I took Maths as an example as that is usually where this type of academic reasoning is first learned by young children but of course it underpins the sciences and all other subjects. I always expected to see academic reasoning being demonstrated in any essays and tests I gave my students. (Students who are good at this are usually the ones who go on to study at higher levels). Anyway, going into depth about various types and manifestations of academic vs other types of reasoning would take more time than I have! But I'll add a link
I think that, what Daryo was trying to say, was that saying only "being able to use reason and logic" doesn't explicit the "academic" nature...
I'm sorry, I find it difficult to explain myself...
Maybe this is clearer:
"Tests of “academic reasoning” focus on the mental processes that underpin school and tertiary studies, rather than the specific knowledge and skills of particular academic disciplines. They can be thought of as general, generic or cross-curricular reasoning assessments."
Academic reasoning, while being different from "natural reasoning" (which I have not at all said that this is) is any type of theoretical/speulative reasoning that is done in an "academic-type" setting/context. But we need to learn how to reason theoretically using logical steps in school e.g. in maths problems, so we can learn how to think in an ordered way so we can reach conclusions and apply ordered reasoning in other areas... As I said and showed in my links, "academic" can be ANY level of school in this context so isn't necessarily at university level. In fact there are primary and second-level schools that are called "academies" in English.
"natural reasoning" as untutored, everyday reasoning, contrasted with "academic reasoning", as trained and specialized reasoning...
https://books.google.it/books?id=_iH6Ho_a-mYC&pg=PA29&dq="na...