Title:
SPATIAL ABILITY AND GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF STUDENTS MATHEMATICAL ABILITY AND ATTITUDE

Authors:
Dr. Charalabos Psaras ,Greece

Abstract:
According to research’s, the mathematical phobia is a deterrent to the learning process that negatively affects students' progress. The present study, based on the above and the poor performance of students in mathematics in several countries, including Greece, in international evaluations such as PISA, investigates whether the use of activities based on Spatial Ability and Geometric Transformations during teaching can improve students' mathematical ability and attitude. The results of this research showed that students gained a positive attitude towards mathematics without any elements of fear and aversion, they recognized their usefulness, and they developed their interest in them, thus enhancing the mathematical perception and mathematical ability of students. Remarkable was the finding where no variable representing the negative attitude of students to mathematics was associated, in the similarity analysis, with variables relating to tasks on spatial ability and geometric transformations.