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Öğretmen Adaylarının Uzamsal Görselleştirme Yetenekleri ve Uzamsal Kaygıları Üzerine Bir Çalışma

A Study On Pre-Service Teachers’ Spatial Visualization Ability and Spatial Anxiety

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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.
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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 anlamlı düzeyde farklılaştığını göstermiştir.
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