Research Article

Investigation of the Relationship Between Children's Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills

Volume: 20 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Children's Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills

Abstract

This study aims to examine children's digital game addiction and spatial reasoning skills in terms of various variables and to determine the relationship between them. The participants of this descriptive and correlational study consist of 318 students from 4th and 5th grades attending primary and secondary schools in the central districts of Diyarbakır province, selected through a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using the "Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children" and the "Spatial Reasoning Test." In the analysis of the data, an independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient were used. The study found that male students had significantly higher levels of digital game addiction and spatial orientation compared to female students, 5th-grade students had significantly higher levels of digital game addiction than 4th-grade students, and students attending private schools had significantly higher spatial reasoning skills compared to those in public schools. Furthermore, it was revealed that children of parents with higher education levels had lower digital game addiction and significantly higher spatial reasoning skills compared to children of parents with lower education levels. Additionally, it was found that students with generally lower mathematics grades had higher digital game addiction and lower spatial reasoning skills compared to students with higher grades. On the other hand, a low, negative, and significant relationship was found between students' digital game addiction and spatial reasoning skills.

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Research and publication ethics were followed.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mathematics Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

September 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 24, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 20 Number: 2

APA
Dokumacı Sütçü, N., & Yılmaz Dinle, S. (2024). Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, 20(2), 103-118. https://doi.org/10.17244/eku.1549908
AMA
1.Dokumacı Sütçü N, Yılmaz Dinle S. Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills. EKU. 2024;20(2):103-118. doi:10.17244/eku.1549908
Chicago
Dokumacı Sütçü, Neşe, and Seher Yılmaz Dinle. 2024. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 20 (2): 103-18. https://doi.org/10.17244/eku.1549908.
EndNote
Dokumacı Sütçü N, Yılmaz Dinle S (December 1, 2024) Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 20 2 103–118.
IEEE
[1]N. Dokumacı Sütçü and S. Yılmaz Dinle, “Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills”, EKU, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 103–118, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.17244/eku.1549908.
ISNAD
Dokumacı Sütçü, Neşe - Yılmaz Dinle, Seher. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education 20/2 (December 1, 2024): 103-118. https://doi.org/10.17244/eku.1549908.
JAMA
1.Dokumacı Sütçü N, Yılmaz Dinle S. Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills. EKU. 2024;20:103–118.
MLA
Dokumacı Sütçü, Neşe, and Seher Yılmaz Dinle. “Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills”. Journal of Theory and Practice in Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 103-18, doi:10.17244/eku.1549908.
Vancouver
1.Neşe Dokumacı Sütçü, Seher Yılmaz Dinle. Investigation of the Relationship Between Children’s Digital Game Addictions and Spatial Reasoning Skills. EKU. 2024 Dec. 1;20(2):103-18. doi:10.17244/eku.1549908