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Investigation Of The Relationship Between The Eighth Grade Students’ Spatial Abilities And Their Geometry Achievements

Sekizinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Uzamsal Yetenekleri ile Geometri Başarıları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Hüseyin Demirkan(TC MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI DEMİRCİ)0000-0002-3258-4106
Adem Duru(UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-6951-1421
Pages
99–111
Publication Date
2024-08-23
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In respect to the students’ spatial abilities; a significant difference was determined on the side of girls, the students taking education in day school and the students received preschool education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The main goal of this study is to determine the relationship between the eighth-grade students’ spatial abilities and their geometry achievement considering the variables of gender, preschool education and type of school.
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⚙️Variables:Uzamsal yetenek · geometri başarısı · cinsiyet

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The main goal of this study is to determine the relationship between the eighth-grade students’ spatial abilities and their geometry achievement considering the variables of gender, preschool education and type of school. This research study was carried out by applying correlational survey model. 400 eighth-grade students taking education at different type of middle schools participated in Göksun, Kahramanmaraş. Demographic information form, Transformational Geometry and Geometric Objects Achievement Test developed by the researcher and Spatial Ability Practice Test developed by Newton and Bristoll (2011) and translated to Turkish by the researcher were used as data collection instruments in the study. The data were analysed via SPSS 17.0 package software by using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient. According to the findings of the research; it was determined that there was positively significant and moderate correlation between students’ spatial ability and their geometry achievement scores. In respect to the students’ spatial abilities; a significant difference was determined on the side of girls, the students taking education in day school and the students received preschool education.

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Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, sekizinci sınıf öğrencilerinin uzamsal yetenekleri ile geometri başarıları arasındaki ilişkiyi cinsiyet, okul öncesi eğitim ama durumul ve okul türü değişkenlerini dikkate alarak belirlemektir. Bu araştırma ilişkisel tarama modeli uygulanarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kahramanmaraş ili Göksun ilçesinde farklı ortaokul türlerinde öğrenim gören 400 sekizinci sınıf öğrencisi katılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak demografik bilgi formu, araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen Dönüşümsel Geometri ve Geometrik Cisimler Başarı Testi ile Newton ve Bristoll (2011) tarafından geliştirilen ve araştırmacı tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Uzamsal Yetenek Uygulama Testi kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS 17.0 paket programı ile betimsel istatistikler, bağımsız örneklemler için t-testi, tek yönlü ANOVA ve Pearson korelasyon katsayısı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre; öğrencilerin uzamsal yetenekleri ile geometri başarı puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin uzamsal yetenekleri açısından; kız öğrenciler, gündüzlü okullarda eğitim alan öğrenciler ve okul öncesi eğitim alan öğrenciler lehine anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir.

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Demirkan, H., Duru, A. (2024). Investigation Of The Relationship Between The Eighth Grade Students’ Spatial Abilities And Their Geometry Achievements. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 99–111. https://doi.org/10.29065/usakead.1461063

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