Investigating students' logical thinking abilities: the effects of gender and grade level

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyinin öğrencilerin mantıksal düşünme yeteneği üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışmaya toplam 174 altı, yedi ve sekizinci sınıf öğrencisi katılmıştır. Öğrencilerin mantıksal düşünme yeteneğini Mantıksal Düşünme Yetenek Testi (TOLT) ile ölçülmüştür. Cinsiyet ve sınıf farkının mantıksal düşünme yeteneği üzerindeki etkisini olçmek için iki yönlü çoklu varyans analizi (MANOVA) kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, hem sınıf düzeyinin hem de cinsiyetin mantıksal düşünme yeteneği üzerinde anlamlı bir fark yaratttığını göstermiştir

Keywords

• mantıksal düşünme yeteneği, cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi

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