Examining the Relationship between Gender, Spatial Ability, Logical Reasoning Ability, and Preferred Mode of Processing

Abstract

The present study investigated the relationships between gender, spatial ability, logical reasoning ability, and preferred mode of processing. Data were collected from 107 prospective elementary teachers at a public university in Turkey. The results revealed that gender was unrelated to preference for visual or analytic processing suggesting that gender did not determine prospective teachers' preferred mode of processing. Moreover, Spatial ability was correlated with preference but the strength of the correlation was weak, indicating that prospective teachers develop a preference, which can be different from their ability, for processing mathematical information. Males outperformed females on the spatial ability test; however, there were no significant differences between the two sexes in preference and logical reasoning ability. We believe that there is a need for research examining why people differ in preference and how this affects their mathematical performance. Longitudinal studies with large sample may shed light on factors underlying differences in prospective teachers' preference and performance.© 2017 AUJES. All rights reserved Keywords: Prospective teacher, spatial ability, logical reasoning ability, problem solving preference Extended Abstract PurposeThe present study sought to investigate the relationships between gender, spatial ability, logical reasoning ability, and preferred mode of processing. MethodThe participants were 107 prospective elementary teachers enrolled in methods courses at a public university in Turkey at the time of the study. All participants received standardized instructions and were tested in their classrooms. The prospective teachers completed the *

Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının Uzamsal Düşünme Becerilerinin İncelenmesi

“…In the studies by Abay, Tertemiz, and Gökbulut and Newcombe, it was revealed that there is no statistically significant difference between male and female teachers' spatial thinking skills (Abay, Tertemiz, & Gökbulut, 2018;Newcombe, 2013). Similarly, Hacıömeroğlu and Hacıömeroğlu could find no statistically significant difference between male and female elementary teachers' spatial thinking skills (Hacıömeroğlu & Hacıömeroğlu, 2017). However, some studies revealed that, male preservice teachers had higher levels of spatial thinking skills than females, and female preservice teachers had higher levels of anxiety than male preservice teachers (Dursun, 2010;Erkek, Işıksal, & Çakıroğlu, 2017;Ramirez, Gunderson, Levine & Beilock, 2012).…”

“…It is the reality. However, gender is being widely investigated in terms of whether it is an influential factor on spatial thinking skills or not (Abay, Tertemiz, & Gökbulut, 2018;Dursun, 2010;Erkek, Işıksal, & Çakıroğlu, 2017;Hacıömeroğlu & Hacıömeroğlu, 2017;Maiorana, 2014;Newcombe, 2013;Vander Heyden, van Atteveldt, Huizinga, & Jolles, 2016). This is why we aimed to investigate gender as a factor for prospective preschool teachers.…”

Fen Bilgisi ve Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Mantıksal Düşünme Düzeyleri

“…It is thought that the findings obtained from the investigation of the variables affecting these skills will provide important contributions to teaching practices. Science reasoning test has been used in many researches to contribute science education vardır (Sökmen and Bayram, 1999;Ateş, 2002;Yenilmez, Sungur and Tekkaya, 2005;Sert Çıbık, 2006;Kılıç and Sağlam, 2009;Güler, 2010;Tuna, Biber and İncekapı, 2013;Aydın ve Kaptan, 2014;Turgut, Yenilmez and Balbağ, 2017;Hacıömeroğlu and Hacıömeroğlu 2017). The need to raise more qualified science and classroom teachers in the field of science education give a special importance to education faculties in global competitiveness environment.…”

“…).Lawson Mantıksal Düşünme Testi dünyanın birçok ülkesinde özellikle fen alanlarında eğitim öğretime katkı sağlamak amacıyla pek çok araştırmada kullanılmıştır. Ülkemizde de bu testi kullanarak fen alanlarında öğretimin kalitesini geliştirmeye yönelik araştırmalar vardır(Ateş, 2002; Aydın ve Kaptan, 2014;Güler, 2010;Hacıömeroğlu ve Hacıömeroğlu 2017; …”

Relationship between Spatial Thinking and Puzzle Games of Elementary School Students

“…Ülkemizde, görselleme, uzamsal görselleştirme konularında yapılan çalışmaların çoğu öğretmen adaylarıyla (Turgut & Yılmaz, 2012;Hacıömeroğlu & Hacıömeroğlu, 2017) yürütülen çalışmalardır. Öğrencilerle yapılan çalışmaların sayısı sınırlıdır.…”