The examination of mathematic anxiety of vocational school students in terms of learning style and multiple intelligence

Abstract

The objective of this study is to reveal whether mathematic anxiety of the vocational school students differs according to the level of development of their learning style and intelligence fields by examining their multiple intelligence fields and learning styles and mathematic anxiety of the of the vocational school students. Survey model has been used in the study. The study has been conducted with 152 students who have education in the machine and metal technologies department of the vocational school of a state university in Turkey. As a result of the study, it has been determined that mathematic anxiety of the students is at middle level. It has been observed that the level of the kinesthetic, interpersonal and naturalistic intelligence of the students is developed and other intelligence fields are at medium level. The students have the most converging and the least accommodating learning style. It has been specified that mathematic anxiety of the students has not been differed according to their learning style. It has been observed that students with lower development level of mathematical and visual intelligence have more mathematical anxiety. Furthermore, it has been determined that students with well developed interpersonal intelligence have lesser mathematical anxiety. There is no significant differentiation in the mathematical anxiety of the students in accordance with the level of development in other multiple intelligence fields. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.