The Role of Rational and Intuitive Decision Making Styles in Predicting Academic Achievement of Turkish Pre-Service Physical Education

Authors : Mustafa Enes Işıkgöz

Pages : 1041-1074

Doi:10.37669/milliegitim.1534848

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Publication Date : 2025-05-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The objective of this study is to ascertain the extent to which rational and intuitive decision-making styles are predictive of the academic achievement of Turkish pre-service physical education teachers. The study group consisted of 567 students enrolled in physical education teacher education programs at universities in Turkey. Data were collected via a personal information form and a scale designed to assess rational and intuitive decision-making styles. The findings of the study indicate a positive correlation between the rational and intuitive decision-making styles of pre-service physical education teachers and their academic achievement. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicated that the rational decision-making style was responsible for explaining 43% of the variance in academic achievement, while the combination of this style with the intuitive decision-making style resulted in an explanation of 51%. The standardized relative importance values indicate that the rational decision-making style accounts for 62% of the variance in academic achievement, while the intuitive decision-making style accounts for 38%. It can be concluded that both rational and intuitive decision-making styles contribute to the academic achievement of pre-service physical education teachers. In addition to other factors considered in academic achievement, it is thought that students\\\' rational and intuitive decision-making roles should not be discarded as potential explanatory variables.
Keywords : akademik başarı, beden eğitimi, öğretmen adayı, rasyonel ve sezgisel karar verme

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