Analyzing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Basic Concept Knowledge Level of Kindergarten Children

Autor/in	Balat, Gülden Uyanik
Titel	Analyzing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Basic Concept Knowledge Level of Kindergarten Children
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 9 (2014) 24, S.1400-1405 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Cognitive Style; Concept Formation; Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Language Acquisition; Cognitive Development; Academic Achievement; Intelligence; Foreign Countries; Auditory Perception; Visual Learning; Turkey; Boehm Test of Basic Concepts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Kognitive Entwicklung; Schulleistung; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Ausland; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Visual education; Visuelles Lernen; Türkei
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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01