Research Article

An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students

Volume: 16 Number: 1 June 30, 2026
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An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students

Abstract

Here is the shortened English version of the text, keeping the core meaning intact and well under the word limit: In line with the "Century of Türkiye Education Model," which emphasizes mathematical reasoning, this qualitative study examines the reasoning levels of fifth-grade students. Data were collected from 185 fifth-grade students at a public middle school using convenience sampling. Students solved three open-ended questions, followed by semi-structured interviews with selected participants. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings revealed significant challenges: 107 students failed to answer any question correctly, while only one student answered all of them correctly. Those who succeeded utilized creative, algorithmic, and memorization-based reasoning. The results showed that most students encountered such questions for the first time, struggled with comprehension, and experienced anxiety about failure. Despite these difficulties, students expressed positive views, noting that regularly solving reasoning-based questions would enhance their cognitive capacity, thinking skills, and mathematics achievement. Consequently, to foster mathematical reasoning, it is recommended that instructional practices and teaching materials place a greater emphasis on questions that require reasoning.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mathematics Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

November 5, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 7, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Özcan, H., & Artut, P. D. (2026). An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences, 16(1), 322-354. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1818315
AMA
1.Özcan H, Artut PD. An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students. AUJES. 2026;16(1):322-354. doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1818315
Chicago
Özcan, Hilal, and Perihan Dinç Artut. 2026. “An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16 (1): 322-54. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1818315.
EndNote
Özcan H, Artut PD (June 1, 2026) An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16 1 322–354.
IEEE
[1]H. Özcan and P. D. Artut, “An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students”, AUJES, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 322–354, June 2026, doi: 10.17984/adyuebd.1818315.
ISNAD
Özcan, Hilal - Artut, Perihan Dinç. “An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences 16/1 (June 1, 2026): 322-354. https://doi.org/10.17984/adyuebd.1818315.
JAMA
1.Özcan H, Artut PD. An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students. AUJES. 2026;16:322–354.
MLA
Özcan, Hilal, and Perihan Dinç Artut. “An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students”. Adıyaman University Journal of Educational Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 322-54, doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1818315.
Vancouver
1.Hilal Özcan, Perihan Dinç Artut. An Examination of the Types of Mathematical Reasoning Among Fifth-Grade Students. AUJES. 2026 Jun. 1;16(1):322-54. doi:10.17984/adyuebd.1818315

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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