Thinking Styles and Achievement in Mathematics

Thinking styles is one of the important aspects of one¿s cognitive behaviour.It refers to the knowledge attained or skills developed in the school subjects, usually designed by test, art and craft, creative works given by the teacher or by different concepts assigned by teachers.Thinking styles at the adolescence stage are a turning point of achievement in an individual life.Generally Mathematics itself has lot of concepts leading to develop the creative thinking and reasoning skills of the learners.Thinking styles determines the level of achievement of the student.Therefore there is a strong relation between the mathematics achievement and thinking styles.The challenges and problems faced by the individual or by society are solved through serious efforts involving thinking styles.The power of thinking styles and personality traits may consider being the essential tools for the welfare and meaningful existence of the individual as well as the society.Thinking style is one of the positive factor which leads to higher achievement in mathematics.In this context,this book is an important contribution in analyzing the effect of thinking styles in mathematics achievement of the learner.