Abstract
This study investigated potential gender differences in a sample of 807 Year 6 Singaporean
students in relation to two variables: spatial visualisation ability and cognitive style. In
contrast to the general trend, overall there were no significant gender differences on spatial
visualisation ability. However, gender differences were prevalent among students who
possessed high spatial visualisation ability, in favour of boys. In terms of cognitive style,
there were significant gender differences in the spatial imagery and verbal information
processing dimensions. Boys gave higher ratings to their spatial-imagery encoding and
processing preferences than their verbal information processing preferences. Some of these
findings are in contrast to studies undertaken in the educational-psychology literature.
Implications are drawn regarding pedagogical practices in Singaporean schools.
students in relation to two variables: spatial visualisation ability and cognitive style. In
contrast to the general trend, overall there were no significant gender differences on spatial
visualisation ability. However, gender differences were prevalent among students who
possessed high spatial visualisation ability, in favour of boys. In terms of cognitive style,
there were significant gender differences in the spatial imagery and verbal information
processing dimensions. Boys gave higher ratings to their spatial-imagery encoding and
processing preferences than their verbal information processing preferences. Some of these
findings are in contrast to studies undertaken in the educational-psychology literature.
Implications are drawn regarding pedagogical practices in Singaporean schools.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Mathematics education in the margins (Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
Editors | M Marshman, V Geiger, A Bennison |
Place of Publication | Queensland |
Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
Pages | 508-515 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 38th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: Mathematics Education in the Margins: Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA 2015 - Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Australia Duration: 13 Jul 2015 → 18 Jul 2015 https://merga.net.au/Public/Public/Publications/Annual_Conference_Proceedings/2015_MERGA_CP.aspx |
Conference
Conference | 38th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: Mathematics Education in the Margins |
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Abbreviated title | MERGA 2015 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sunshine Coast |
Period | 13/07/15 → 18/07/15 |
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