Sixth Grade Students’ Performance on Length, Area, and Volume Measurement

TAN ŞİŞMAN G., AKSU M.

EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, vol.37, no.166, pp.141-154, 2012 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 166
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-154
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate sixth grade students’ conceptual and

procedural knowledge and word problem solving skills in the domain of length, area, and

volume measurement. Through Conceptual Knowledge, Procedural Knowledge, and Word-
Problem Tests, data was collected from 445 sixth-grade students attending public primary

schools in Ankara, Turkey. The findings revealed that the students were more successful in

computational tasks than tasks requiring acquisition and coordination of underpinnings of

measurement. A significant relationship not only between the tests, but also between the

domains of measurement was observed. The overall performances of the students on the tests

significantly differed according to previous mathematics achievement, but no gender difference

was observed.