Object-spatial Visualization and Verbal Cognitive Styles, and Their Relation to Cognitive Abilities and Mathematical Performance

The present study investigated the object-spatial visualization and verbal cognitive styles among high school students and related differences in spatial ability, verbal-logical reasoning ability, and mathematical performance of those students. Data were collected from 348 students enrolled in Advan...

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Published in:Educational sciences : theory & practice 2016-06, Vol.16 (3), p.987
Main Author: Haciomeroglu, Erhan Selcuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced Placement
Calculus
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Style
Cognitive Tests
Correlation
Eğitim Bilimleri
Grade 6
High School Students
Kişisel Gelişim
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Skills
Multivariate Analysis
Pillais Trace
Preservice Teachers
Scores
Spatial Ability
Statistical Analysis
Verbal Ability
Verbal Communication
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Summary:The present study investigated the object-spatial visualization and verbal cognitive styles among high school students and related differences in spatial ability, verbal-logical reasoning ability, and mathematical performance of those students. Data were collected from 348 students enrolled in Advanced Placement calculus courses at six high schools. Correlational analysis revealed that spatial ability, verbal-logical reasoning ability, and mathematical performance were significantly correlated with each other. High spatial visualizers had significantly higher spatial ability and mathematical performance scores than high object visualizers. No significant differences were found between verbalizers and high spatial visualizers in their verbal-logical reasoning ability and mathematical performance scores. Results provide support for the existence of two contrasting groups of visualizers with respect to their spatial ability.
ISSN:2148-7561
1303-0485
2148-7561
DOI:10.12738/estp.2016.3.0429