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Investigation of Spatial Abilities of Final Year Students in Vocational School

Year 2020, , 881 - 890, 20.03.2020
https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.697819

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the spatial abilities of the final year students of vocational school in terms of program and gender. “The Purdue Visualization of Rotations (ROT) test” was used as a data collection tool in the study. The sample of the study consisted of 102 final year students study-ing in different programs of a state vocational school. The research was carried out as a survey design which is one of the quantitative research designs. The independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA analysis were used to analyse the data. According to the results of the analyses, it was revealed that students' spatial ability test scores were not sufficient and the spatial ability scores of students in technical programs were significantly higher than the scores of students in the social programs. In addition, when the technical and social programs were evaluated independently within themselves, there was no significant difference in spatial ability scores in terms of gen-der.

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  • Alias, M., Black, T. R., & Gray, D. E. (2002). Effect of instructions on spatial visualization ability in civil engineering students. International Education Journal, 3(1), 1-12. Alkan, R. M., Suiçmez, M., Aydınkal, M., & Şahin, M. (2014). Meslek yüksekokullarındaki mevcut durum: Sorunlar ve bazı çözüm önerileri. Yüksekögretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 4(3), 133-140. Baartman, L. K., & De Bruijn, E. (2011). Integrating knowledge, skills and attitudes: Conceptualising learning processes towards vocational competence. Educational Research Review, 6(2), 125-134. Battista, M. T. (1990). Spatial visualization and gender differences in high school geometry. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21(1), 47-60. Bodner, G. M., & Guay, R. B. (1997). The Purdue Visualization of Rotations Test. The Chemical Educator, 2(4), 1-17. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2017). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı (23. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Cherney, I. D., & Neff, N. L. (2004). Role of strategies and prior exposure in mental rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 98, 1269-1282. Danili, E., & Reid, N. (2006). Cognitive factors that can potentially affect pupils’ test performance. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 7(2), 64-83. Erkek, Ö., Işıksal, M., & Çakıroğlu, E. (2017). A study on pre-service teachers’ spatial visualization ability and spatial anxiety. Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi, 25(1), 33-50. Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London: Sage Publication. Gardner, H. (2011). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books. Hacıömeroğlu, G., & Hacıömeroğlu, E. S. (2017). Cinsiyet, uzamsal beceri, mantıksal düşünme becerisi ve çözüm tercihleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(1), 116-131. Karaçöp, A., & Doymuş, K. (2013). Effects of jigsaw cooperative learning and animation techniques on students’ understanding of chemical bonding and their conceptions of the particulate nature of matter. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 22(2), 186-203. Karasar, N. (2016). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi: Kavramlar, ilkeler, teknikler (31. Basım), Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Kösa, T., & Karakuş, F. (2018). The effects of computer-aided design software on engineering students’ spatial visualisation skills. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43(2), 296-308. Linn, M. C., & Petersen, A. C. (1985). Emergence and characterization of sex differences in spatial ability: A meta-analysis. Child Development, 56, 1479-1498. Lohman, D. F. (1996). Spatial ability and G. (I. Dennis ve P. Tapsfield, Editör). Human abilities: Their nature and measurement içinde (s. 97-116). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Lubinski, D. (2010). Spatial ability and STEM: A sleeping giant for talent identification and development. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(4), 344-351. Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2013). A meta-analysis on gender differences in mental rotation ability measured by the Purdue spatial visualization tests: Visualization of rotations (PSVT: R). Educational Psychology Review, 25(1), 69-94. MEB. (2018). Bilişim teknolojileri alanı haftalık ders çizelgesi. http://www.megep.meb.gov.tr/dokumanlar/10.SINIF (2018-2019)/10 HDÇ/BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ_HDÇ_10.PDF adresinden erişildi. Merchant, Z., Goetz, E. T., Keeney‐Kennicutt, W., Cifuentes, L., Kwok, O. M., & Davis, T. J. (2013). Exploring 3‐D virtual reality technology for spatial ability and chemistry achievement. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 29(6), 579-590. Moè, A. (2009). Are males always better than females in mental rotation? Exploring a gender belief explanation. Learning and Individual Differences, 19(1), 21-27. OECD. (2005). The definition and selection of key competencies. Executive summary. https://www.oecd.org/pisa/35070367.pdf adresinden erişildi. Rafi, A., Samsudin, K. A., & Said, C. S. (2008). Training in spatial visualization: The effects of training method and gender. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 11(3), 127-140. Richardson, J. T. (1994). Gender differences in mental rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 78(2), 435-448. Šafhalter, A., Vukman, K. B., & Glodež, S. (2016). The effect of 3D-modeling training on students’ spatial reasoning relative to gender and grade. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54(3), 395-406. Shea, D.L., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C.P. (2001). Importance of assessing spatial ability in intellectually talented young adolescents: A 20-year longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(3), 604–614. Sorby, S. A. (1999). Developing 3-D spatial visualization skills. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 63(2), 21-32. Sorby, S. A., & Baartmans, B. J. (2000). The development and assessment of a course for enhancing the 3‐D spatial visualization skills of first year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(3), 301-307. Şahin, İ., & Fındık, T. (2008). Türkiye’de mesleki ve teknik eğitim: Mevcut durum, sorunlar ve çözüm önerileri. Türkiye Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 12(3), 65-86. Tartre, L. A. (1990). Spatial orientation skill and mathematical problem solving. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21(3), 216-229. Toptaş, V., Çelik, S., & Karaca, E. T. (2012). Improving 8th grades spatial thinking abilities through a 3D modeling program. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (TOJET), 11(2), 128-134. Turgut, M., & Nagy-Kondor, R. (2013a). Comparison of Hungarian and Turkish prospective mathematics teachers’ mental cutting performances. Acta Didactica Universitatis Comenianae, 13, 47-58. Turgut, M., & Nagy-Kondor, R. (2013b). Spatial visualization skills of Hungarian and Turkish prospective mathematics teachers. International Journal for Studies in Mathematics Education, 6(1), 168-183. Turgut, M., & Yenilmez, K. (2012). Matematik öğretmeni adaylarının uzamsal görselleştirme becerileri. Eğitim ve Öğretim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2), 243-252. Turgut, M., Yenilmez, K., & Balbağ, M. Z. (2017). Öğretmen adaylarının mantıksal ve uzamsal düşünme becerileri: Bölüm, cinsiyet ve akademik performansın etkisi. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 1(41), 265-283. Unal, H., Jakubowski, E., & Corey, D. (2009). Differences in learning geometry among high and low spatial ability pre-service mathematics teachers. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 40(8), 997-1012. Yılmaz, H. B. (2009). On the development and measurement of spatial ability. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 1(2), 83-96. Yılmaz, T. (2012). Bilgisayar tabanlı modellemenin ve fiziksel modellemenin 9. sınıf öğrencilerinin uzamsal yeteneklerine ve iyonik bileşiklerin kristal yapılarını kavrama düzeylerine etkilerinin karşılaştırılması. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, İstanbul. YÖK. (2011). Türkiye Yükseköğretim Yeterlilikler Çerçevesi. http://tyyc.yok.gov.tr/dosyalar/21122011-TYYC%20Yonetmeligi-Taslak.doc adresinden erişildi.

Meslek Yüksekokulu Son Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Uzamsal Yeteneklerinin İncelenmesi

Year 2020, , 881 - 890, 20.03.2020
https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.697819

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, son sınıf meslek yüksekokulu öğ-rencilerinin uzamsal yeteneklerini program ve cinsiyet değiş-kenleri açısından incelemektir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Purdue Uzamsal Görselleştirme: Döndürme (ROT) Testi” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini bir devlet meslek yüksekokulunun farklı programlarında öğrenim gör-mekte olan 102 son sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırma, nicel araştırma desenlerinden tarama deseni olarak planlan-mıştır. Verilerin analizinde bağımsız gruplar t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucu elde edilen bulgulara göre öğrencilerin uzamsal yetenek puanları-nın yeterli düzeyde olmadıkları, teknik programlarda okuyan öğrencilerin uzamsal yetenek puanlarının sosyal programlarda okuyan öğrencilerin puanlarından anlamlı olarak daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca teknik ve sosyal program-lar kendi içlerinde bağımsız olarak değerlendirildiğinde uzam-sal yetenek puanlarında cinsiyet açısından anlamlı bir farklılık görülmemiştir.

References

  • Alias, M., Black, T. R., & Gray, D. E. (2002). Effect of instructions on spatial visualization ability in civil engineering students. International Education Journal, 3(1), 1-12. Alkan, R. M., Suiçmez, M., Aydınkal, M., & Şahin, M. (2014). Meslek yüksekokullarındaki mevcut durum: Sorunlar ve bazı çözüm önerileri. Yüksekögretim ve Bilim Dergisi, 4(3), 133-140. Baartman, L. K., & De Bruijn, E. (2011). Integrating knowledge, skills and attitudes: Conceptualising learning processes towards vocational competence. Educational Research Review, 6(2), 125-134. Battista, M. T. (1990). Spatial visualization and gender differences in high school geometry. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21(1), 47-60. Bodner, G. M., & Guay, R. B. (1997). The Purdue Visualization of Rotations Test. The Chemical Educator, 2(4), 1-17. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2017). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı (23. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Cherney, I. D., & Neff, N. L. (2004). Role of strategies and prior exposure in mental rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 98, 1269-1282. Danili, E., & Reid, N. (2006). Cognitive factors that can potentially affect pupils’ test performance. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 7(2), 64-83. Erkek, Ö., Işıksal, M., & Çakıroğlu, E. (2017). A study on pre-service teachers’ spatial visualization ability and spatial anxiety. Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi, 25(1), 33-50. Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS (3rd Edition). London: Sage Publication. Gardner, H. (2011). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books. Hacıömeroğlu, G., & Hacıömeroğlu, E. S. (2017). Cinsiyet, uzamsal beceri, mantıksal düşünme becerisi ve çözüm tercihleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(1), 116-131. Karaçöp, A., & Doymuş, K. (2013). Effects of jigsaw cooperative learning and animation techniques on students’ understanding of chemical bonding and their conceptions of the particulate nature of matter. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 22(2), 186-203. Karasar, N. (2016). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi: Kavramlar, ilkeler, teknikler (31. Basım), Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Kösa, T., & Karakuş, F. (2018). The effects of computer-aided design software on engineering students’ spatial visualisation skills. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43(2), 296-308. Linn, M. C., & Petersen, A. C. (1985). Emergence and characterization of sex differences in spatial ability: A meta-analysis. Child Development, 56, 1479-1498. Lohman, D. F. (1996). Spatial ability and G. (I. Dennis ve P. Tapsfield, Editör). Human abilities: Their nature and measurement içinde (s. 97-116). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Lubinski, D. (2010). Spatial ability and STEM: A sleeping giant for talent identification and development. Personality and Individual Differences, 49(4), 344-351. Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2013). A meta-analysis on gender differences in mental rotation ability measured by the Purdue spatial visualization tests: Visualization of rotations (PSVT: R). Educational Psychology Review, 25(1), 69-94. MEB. (2018). Bilişim teknolojileri alanı haftalık ders çizelgesi. http://www.megep.meb.gov.tr/dokumanlar/10.SINIF (2018-2019)/10 HDÇ/BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ_HDÇ_10.PDF adresinden erişildi. Merchant, Z., Goetz, E. T., Keeney‐Kennicutt, W., Cifuentes, L., Kwok, O. M., & Davis, T. J. (2013). Exploring 3‐D virtual reality technology for spatial ability and chemistry achievement. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 29(6), 579-590. Moè, A. (2009). Are males always better than females in mental rotation? Exploring a gender belief explanation. Learning and Individual Differences, 19(1), 21-27. OECD. (2005). The definition and selection of key competencies. Executive summary. https://www.oecd.org/pisa/35070367.pdf adresinden erişildi. Rafi, A., Samsudin, K. A., & Said, C. S. (2008). Training in spatial visualization: The effects of training method and gender. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 11(3), 127-140. Richardson, J. T. (1994). Gender differences in mental rotation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 78(2), 435-448. Šafhalter, A., Vukman, K. B., & Glodež, S. (2016). The effect of 3D-modeling training on students’ spatial reasoning relative to gender and grade. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54(3), 395-406. Shea, D.L., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C.P. (2001). Importance of assessing spatial ability in intellectually talented young adolescents: A 20-year longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(3), 604–614. Sorby, S. A. (1999). Developing 3-D spatial visualization skills. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 63(2), 21-32. Sorby, S. A., & Baartmans, B. J. (2000). The development and assessment of a course for enhancing the 3‐D spatial visualization skills of first year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(3), 301-307. Şahin, İ., & Fındık, T. (2008). Türkiye’de mesleki ve teknik eğitim: Mevcut durum, sorunlar ve çözüm önerileri. Türkiye Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 12(3), 65-86. Tartre, L. A. (1990). Spatial orientation skill and mathematical problem solving. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21(3), 216-229. Toptaş, V., Çelik, S., & Karaca, E. T. (2012). Improving 8th grades spatial thinking abilities through a 3D modeling program. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (TOJET), 11(2), 128-134. Turgut, M., & Nagy-Kondor, R. (2013a). Comparison of Hungarian and Turkish prospective mathematics teachers’ mental cutting performances. Acta Didactica Universitatis Comenianae, 13, 47-58. Turgut, M., & Nagy-Kondor, R. (2013b). Spatial visualization skills of Hungarian and Turkish prospective mathematics teachers. International Journal for Studies in Mathematics Education, 6(1), 168-183. Turgut, M., & Yenilmez, K. (2012). Matematik öğretmeni adaylarının uzamsal görselleştirme becerileri. Eğitim ve Öğretim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2), 243-252. Turgut, M., Yenilmez, K., & Balbağ, M. Z. (2017). Öğretmen adaylarının mantıksal ve uzamsal düşünme becerileri: Bölüm, cinsiyet ve akademik performansın etkisi. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 1(41), 265-283. Unal, H., Jakubowski, E., & Corey, D. (2009). Differences in learning geometry among high and low spatial ability pre-service mathematics teachers. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 40(8), 997-1012. Yılmaz, H. B. (2009). On the development and measurement of spatial ability. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 1(2), 83-96. Yılmaz, T. (2012). Bilgisayar tabanlı modellemenin ve fiziksel modellemenin 9. sınıf öğrencilerinin uzamsal yeteneklerine ve iyonik bileşiklerin kristal yapılarını kavrama düzeylerine etkilerinin karşılaştırılması. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, İstanbul. YÖK. (2011). Türkiye Yükseköğretim Yeterlilikler Çerçevesi. http://tyyc.yok.gov.tr/dosyalar/21122011-TYYC%20Yonetmeligi-Taslak.doc adresinden erişildi.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Studies on Education
Journal Section Research Article
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Ali İhsan Benzer This is me 0000-0002-5032-7058

Bünyamin Yıldız This is me 0000-0002-0792-9520

Publication Date March 20, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020

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APA Benzer, A. İ., & Yıldız, B. (2020). Meslek Yüksekokulu Son Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Uzamsal Yeteneklerinin İncelenmesi. Kastamonu Education Journal, 28(2), 881-890. https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.697819

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