Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology
Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model
Cem Kurdal 1 * , Abdullah Kaplan 2
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1 Atatürk University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Mathematics Education, Türkiye
2 Ataturk University, Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics Education, Türkiye
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Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 2026 - Volume 8 Issue 1, Article No: e36830
https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830

Article Type: Research Article

Published Online: 27 Dec 2025

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ABSTRACT
The relationship between mathematical reasoning skills and problem solving performances is a matter of curiosity for many researchers, educators and people in general. Many expect individuals with high mathematical reasoning skills to solve problems better. This study aims to determine the mediating roles of self-regulation and mathematics motivation in the relationship between mathematical reasoning skills and problem solving performances of middle school students. Conducted with 490 middle school students, the study used a correlational research model. Correlation analysis and mediation variable analysis were conducted with the data obtained with four data collection tools. The results of the analysis showed that there were significant relationships between the variables: mathematical reasoning skills, self-regulation and mathematics motivation were found to significantly predict problem solving performance. It also revealed that self-regulation and mathematics motivation played a serial mediating role between mathematical reasoning skills and problem solving performance. The results of the study were discussed in relation to the related research literature and recommendations were made.
KEYWORDS
mathematical motivation mathematical reasoning problem solving problem solving performance
In-text citation: (Kurdal & Kaplan, 2026)
Reference: Kurdal, C., & Kaplan, A. (2026). Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 8(1), e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
In-text citation: (1), (2), (3), etc.
Reference: Kurdal C, Kaplan A. Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2026;8(1), e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
In-text citation: (1), (2), (3), etc.
Reference: Kurdal C, Kaplan A. Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2026;8(1):e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
In-text citation: (Kurdal and Kaplan, 2026)
Reference: Kurdal, Cem, and Abdullah Kaplan. "Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology 2026 8 no. 1 (2026): e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
In-text citation: (Kurdal and Kaplan, 2026)
Reference: Kurdal, C., and Kaplan, A. (2026). Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 8(1), e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
In-text citation: (Kurdal and Kaplan, 2026)
Reference: Kurdal, Cem et al. "Are students with high mathematical reasoning skills successful problem solvers? A serial mediation model". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, vol. 8, no. 1, 2026, e36830. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202636830
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