Investigating the Relations Number Sense Ability of 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Students between their Grade Level, Gender and Mathematics Self-Efficiency Level

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations the number sense ability of middle grade students between grade level, gender, and mathematics self-efficiency level. For this purpose, descriptive study was conducted totally 286 middle school students’ enrolled public schools in the Mağusa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The data was gained by The Number Sense Test and Mathematics Self Efficacy Perception Scale and analyzed by Multiple Regression Method. Results showed that the performance of middle grade students on number sense questions was very low and students commonly used the rule-based, standard solution methods. Results showed that some factors of mathematics self-efficiency scale and grade level had an impact on the number sense ability. Gender had no impact on the number sense ability.

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Number Sense Ability , Mathematics Self , Efficiency , Multiple Linear Regression

Dicle University Journal Of Ziya Gökalp Faculty Of Education

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Dicle University Journal Of Ziya Gökalp Faculty Of Education