ERIC Number: EJ1408608
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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An Investigation of 8th-Grade Turkish Students' Performance on Number Sense
Educational Studies, v50 n2 p261-284 2024
The aim of this study was to examine the number sense performance of 8th-grade Turkish students. In this study, the students' performances on number sense were also examined in terms of gender, school location, parents' education level, maths achievement, perceived student satisfaction with the maths teacher, perceived importance of maths and perceived parental support for maths. Participants of this study consisted of 306 eighth-grade students (13- to 14-year-olds) from the western part of Anatolia in Turkey. The data were collected via the 'Number Sense Test (NST)' consisting of 38 multiple-choice questions and six number sense components. Data were analysed by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0. The results from this study revealed that most of the students performed poorly on the number sense test and its components. No significant difference was found between female and male performances in number sense, but their performances significantly differed according to school location and parents' education level. The results of this study also indicated that a significant positive correlation was between the number sense performances of students and their maths achievement, perceived student satisfaction with maths teachers, perceived importance of maths and perceived parental support for maths.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Academic Achievement, Parent Background, Gender Differences, School Location, Student Satisfaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Mathematics Achievement, Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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