AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY

Volume: 4 Number: 2 March 1, 2009
  • Berna Cantürk Günhan
  • Süha Yılmaz
  • Melih Turgut
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AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate pre-service primary mathematics teachers' knowledge levels about spatial ability. This study was conducted in İzmir with 24 pre-service elementary mathematics teachers of Dokuz Eylül University Buca Educational Faculty department of primary mathematics teacher. This research is a descriptive study. To collect data an interview form, which contains 7 open-ended questions, were used. In order to analyze the obtained data, frequencies, mean and percent were used. The results indicated that pre-service primary mathematics teachers' knowledge level about spatial ability was too low. Moreover, although the pre-service primary mathematics teachers had adequate knowledge about the learning methods and to prepare the activities, it shown that their knowledge about how they use to improve the students' spatial abilities was inadequate.

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Turkish

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Authors

Berna Cantürk Günhan This is me

Süha Yılmaz This is me

Melih Turgut This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2009

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August 9, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Günhan, B. C., Yılmaz, S., & Turgut, M. (2009). AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY. Education Sciences, 4(2), 317-326. https://doi.org/10.12739/10.12739
AMA
1.Günhan B C, Yılmaz S, Turgut M. AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY. Education Sciences. 2009;4(2):317-326. doi:10.12739/10.12739
Chicago
Günhan, Berna Cantürk, Süha Yılmaz, and Melih Turgut. 2009. “AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY”. Education Sciences 4 (2): 317-26. https://doi.org/10.12739/10.12739.
EndNote
Günhan B C, Yılmaz S, Turgut M (March 1, 2009) AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY. Education Sciences 4 2 317–326.
IEEE
[1]B. C. Günhan, S. Yılmaz, and M. Turgut, “AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY”, Education Sciences, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 317–326, Mar. 2009, doi: 10.12739/10.12739.
ISNAD
Günhan, Berna Cantürk - Yılmaz, Süha - Turgut, Melih. “AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY”. Education Sciences 4/2 (March 1, 2009): 317-326. https://doi.org/10.12739/10.12739.
JAMA
1.Günhan B C, Yılmaz S, Turgut M. AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY. Education Sciences. 2009;4:317–326.
MLA
Günhan, Berna Cantürk, et al. “AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY”. Education Sciences, vol. 4, no. 2, Mar. 2009, pp. 317-26, doi:10.12739/10.12739.
Vancouver
1.Berna Cantürk Günhan, Süha Yılmaz, Melih Turgut. AN INVESTIGATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT SPATIAL ABILITY. Education Sciences. 2009 Mar. 1;4(2):317-26. doi:10.12739/10.12739