The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability
The purpose of this study was to examine fifth graders’ mathematical reasoning and spatial ability, to identify a correlation with their learning styles, and to determine the predictive power of their learning styles on their mathematical learning profiles. This causal study was conducted with 97 fi...
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| description | The purpose of this study was to examine fifth graders’ mathematical reasoning and spatial ability, to identify a correlation with their learning styles, and to determine the predictive power of their learning styles on their mathematical learning profiles. This causal study was conducted with 97 fifth graders (60 females, 61.9% and 37 males, 38.1%). The data were collected using three instruments: the Test on Learning Styles, the Mathematical Reasoning Test, and the Spatial Ability Test. Considering the combined view of the data on a plane, correlation and regression analyses were performed to identify correlations and prediction. The results showed that the students’ spatial ability was better than their mathematical reasoning ability. Their scores for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, reading, and combined learning accounted for 17% of the total variance in mathematical reasoning, whereas their scores accounted for 20% of the total variance in spatial ability. Of the learning styles, only visual learning was a significant predictor of mathematical reasoning and spatial ability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4b67a71c1b7443097aaf41ef126abee2023-08-02T06:52:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2017-01-014110.1080/2331186X.2016.12668301266830The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial abilityŞahin Danişman0Ergin Erginer1Duzce UniversityNevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli UniversityThe purpose of this study was to examine fifth graders’ mathematical reasoning and spatial ability, to identify a correlation with their learning styles, and to determine the predictive power of their learning styles on their mathematical learning profiles. This causal study was conducted with 97 fifth graders (60 females, 61.9% and 37 males, 38.1%). The data were collected using three instruments: the Test on Learning Styles, the Mathematical Reasoning Test, and the Spatial Ability Test. Considering the combined view of the data on a plane, correlation and regression analyses were performed to identify correlations and prediction. The results showed that the students’ spatial ability was better than their mathematical reasoning ability. Their scores for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, reading, and combined learning accounted for 17% of the total variance in mathematical reasoning, whereas their scores accounted for 20% of the total variance in spatial ability. Of the learning styles, only visual learning was a significant predictor of mathematical reasoning and spatial ability.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1266830learning stylesmathematical reasoning abilitypredictionspatial ability |
| spellingShingle | Şahin Danişman Ergin Erginer The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability Cogent Education learning styles mathematical reasoning ability prediction spatial ability |
| title | The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| title_full | The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| title_fullStr | The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| title_short | The predictive power of fifth graders’ learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| title_sort | predictive power of fifth graders learning styles on their mathematical reasoning and spatial ability |
| topic | learning styles mathematical reasoning ability prediction spatial ability |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1266830 |
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