THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFLECTIVE THINKING SKILLS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN FOURTHGRADE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between reflectivethinking skills and academic success in mathematics in fourth-grade primary school students.The data were collected using the “Reflective Thinking Skills Scale” developed by Demirbaş(2012), and the “Personal Information Form” developed by the researcher. The data that werecollected in this study which was conducted as a screening model were analyzed with SPSS16. In the study, it was found that the reflective thinking skills of the fourth-grade primarystudents were high, the female students had higher reflective thinking levels than the malestudents, and there was a positive relationship between the reflective thinking skills of thestudents and their success in mathematics and academics.