Ortaokul öğrencilerinin mekânsal akıl yürütme becerisi düzeyleri

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the spatial reasoning levels of junior high school students and the impact of various variables on spatial reasoning. The study was designed with survey methodology. The study participants included 486 junior high students in Aydın province, Turkey, during the 2021-2022 academic year. The study data were collected with the "Spatial Reasoning Test. While analyzing the data, percentage, frequency, independent groups-test, one-way analysis of variance, effect size and correlation tests were used. Data analysis revealed that the spatial reasoning levels of the junior high school students were moderate. Furthermore, it was observed that there was no difference between the spatial reasoning scores of the students based on the gender variable, while there were differences based on age, grade, maternal education level, paternal education level, mother's occupation, and father's occupation variables. It was also observed that there was a moderate, positive and significant correlation between the spatial reasoning test components.