Investigations of 9th Grade Student’s Mathematical Literacy According to the Academic Success and Learning Styles

In order to determine the level of education of the country according to some reference points, the deficiencies that need to be met and the measures to be taken, the OECD conducts a PISA research, which evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired by the students in the 15-year age group in three-year periods. Turkey participate this research as a member of the OECD in order to raise the level of education. The purpose of this research is stating the mathematical literacy levels of the students who are studying in a county other than the sample in our country, and determining the relationship between these levels and the academic achievement, learning styles of the students. The research has been carried out in scan pattern that is one of the quantitative research approaches. The sample of the study was formed by 214 9th grade students studying in different high school types located in ？vrindi county of Balikesir province in 2016-2017 education year. Data collection tools are the mathematics literacy questionnaire used in the PISA 2012 study and the KOLB Learning Style Inventory to determine learning styles. From the analysis of research data it was reached that the level of mathematical literacy of students participating in the study ranks among the second level. It was also established that there was a meaningful relationship between students' mathematical literacy levels and mathematics achievement scores, but there was no meaningful relationship between mathematical literacy level and learning style variables