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Autor/inn/en | Turgut, Melih; Yilmaz, Suha |
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Titel | Relationships among Preservice Primary Mathematics Teachers' Gender, Academic Success and Spatial Ability |
Quelle | 5 (2012) 2, S.5-20 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1694-609X |
Schlagwörter | Academic Achievement; Visualization; Correlation; Spatial Ability; Mathematics Teachers; Algebra; Gender Differences; Preservice Teachers; Elementary School Mathematics; Foreign Countries; Turkey |
Abstract | The aim of this work is to investigate relationships among pre-service primary mathematics teachers' gender, academic success and spatial ability. The study was conducted in Izmir with 193 pre-service primary mathematics teachers of Dokuz Eylul University. In the work, spatial ability test, which consists of two main sub-tests measuring spatial orientation and spatial visualization abilities, is used. In order to analyze the obtained data, descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test are used. The results indicated that pre-service primary mathematics teachers' spatial ability level is low; there is a positive relationship between spatial ability and academic success; there is no significant difference between spatial ability and gender and the abilities of spatial orientation and spatial visualization are positively correlated. Some important research questions are also proposed. Appendix A presents Sample Questions of Spatial Ability Test. (Contains 7 tables and 1 footnote.) [This article is based on the first author's PhD dissertation entitled "The Effect of Technology Assisted Linear Algebra Instruction on Pre-Service Primary Mathematics Teachers' Spatial Ability" at the University of Dokuz Eylul under the direction of the second author.] (As Provided). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |