A study on pre-service teachers' spatial visualization ability and spatial anxiety

Year 2017, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 33 - 50, 15.01.2017

Özlem Erkek Mine Işıksal Erdinç Çakıroğlu

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the pre-service teachers’ spatial visualization ability and

spatial anxiety levels with respect to their gender and undergraduate programs. Data were

collected from 1007 third and fourth year undergraduate pre-service teachers enrolled

in elementary mathematics, science, and early childhood education programs from four

universities in Ankara, Turkey. Spatial Visualization Test and the Spatial Anxiety Scale were

used as data collection instruments. The results revealed a statistically significant difference

between the spatial visualization ability and spatial anxiety scores of participants in terms of

both gender and undergraduate program.

Keywords

Spatial visualization ability , spatial anxiety , pre-service teachers.

Öğretmen Adaylarının Uzamsal Görselleştirme Yetenekleri ve Uzamsal Kaygıları Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı öğretmen adaylarının cinsiyetlerini ve lisans programlarını dikkate

alarak uzamsal görselleştirme yetenekleri ve uzamsal kaygı seviyelerini incelemektir. Veriler

ilköğretim matematik, fen bilgisi ve okulöncesi öğretmenliği bölümlerinde üçüncü ve dördüncü

sınıfta okuyan 1007 öğretmen adayından toplanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Uzamsal

Görselleştirme Testi ve Uzamsal Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular katılımcıların uzamsal

görselleştirme ve uzamsal kaygı puanlarının cinsiyetlerine ve lisans programlarına göre

Keywords

Uzamsal görselleştirme yeteneği , uzamsal kaygı , öğretmen adayları.

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