INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’ LOGICAL THINKING ABILITIES: THE EFFECTS OF GENDER AND GRADE LEVEL

Türkoğlu A. Y., Sungur S., Öztekin C.

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi , cilt.28, ss.219-225, 2005 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-225
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender and grade level on students’ logical thinking abilities. A total of 174 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students participated in the study. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was administered to determine students’ reasoning abilities. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to determine the effect of grade level and gender on five reasoning modes. Results revealed a statistically significant effect of grade level and gender on reasoning ability