The Analysis Of Middle School Students’ Mathematical Understanding In Terms Of Different Variables
Öz
Mathematical understanding which is dynamic, refined but non-linear and which is passed
through different levels is a self-renewing process. Determining the factors which affects this
process can be seen as the first steps of understanding the mathematical understanding. With
this regard, in this study, it is aimed to analyze mathematical understandings of middle school
students in terms of different variables (gender, academic achievement etc.). In this research
relational screening model was used. The study group is consisted of 466 students who are
studying in different grades of a public middle school in Zeytinburnu region of İstanbul.
The data was obtained by using ‘Demographics Information Form (DIF)’ and ‘Determining
the Mathematical Understanding Levels Scale (DMULS)’. According to research results
it was appeared that the mathematical understandings of male students were lower than
female students. In addition to that, it was determined that mathematical understandings of
middle school students differed significantly according to their grade levels, their academic
achievements, whether they received extra help for the mathematics lessons other than the
school or not and educational levels of their parents.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Middle school students,mathematical understanding,different variables
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