Analyzing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Basic Concept Knowledge Level of Kindergarten Children
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| Title: | Analyzing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Basic Concept Knowledge Level of Kindergarten Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Balat, Gülden Uyanik |
| Source: | Educational Research and Reviews. Dec 2014 9(24):1400-1405. |
| Availability: | Academic Journals. e-mail: err@academic.journals.org; e-mail: service@academicjournals.org; Web site: http://academicjournals.org/journal/ERR |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Kindergarten Primary Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Correlation, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development, Academic Achievement, Intelligence, Foreign Countries, Auditory Perception, Visual Learning |
| Geographic Terms: | Turkey |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Boehm Test of Basic Concepts |
| ISSN: | 1990-3839 |
| Abstract: | Most basic concepts are acquired during preschool period. There are studies indicating that the basic concept knowledge of children is related to language development, cognitive development, academic achievement and intelligence. The relationship between learning behaviors (sometime called learning or cognitive styles) and a child academic success is widely recognized. So, it is supposed that the learning styles can be also influential on the development of children's basic concept knowledge. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the learning styles of kindergarten children and their level of basic concept knowledge. The sample of the study was selected by using simple random sampling method and it consists of 176 children (76 girls and 100 boys) in kindergarten in Istanbul, Turkey. Learning Styles Scale for 5-6 Year-Old Children (Uyanik et al.) and Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (Boehm) were used to collect data. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between children's learning styles and their basic concept knowledge. It has been also found that basic concept knowledge is significantly predicted by visual and auditory learning styles in young children. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 51 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Access URL: | https://www.academicjournals.org/journal/ERR/article-abstract/1380D8049181 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1070965 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Most basic concepts are acquired during preschool period. There are studies indicating that the basic concept knowledge of children is related to language development, cognitive development, academic achievement and intelligence. The relationship between learning behaviors (sometime called learning or cognitive styles) and a child academic success is widely recognized. So, it is supposed that the learning styles can be also influential on the development of children's basic concept knowledge. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the learning styles of kindergarten children and their level of basic concept knowledge. The sample of the study was selected by using simple random sampling method and it consists of 176 children (76 girls and 100 boys) in kindergarten in Istanbul, Turkey. Learning Styles Scale for 5-6 Year-Old Children (Uyanik et al.) and Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (Boehm) were used to collect data. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between children's learning styles and their basic concept knowledge. It has been also found that basic concept knowledge is significantly predicted by visual and auditory learning styles in young children. |
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| ISSN: | 1990-3839 |
