مقارنة بين مستخدمي اليد اليمنى واليد اليسرى في إدراك المعاني والأشكال والعلاقات الرياضية

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in perception among the right and left hand users. The sample of the study consisted of (50) students (25: 15 females, 10 males of right hand) and (25: 13 females; 12 males of left hand) who enrolled in the Educational Psychology course during the second semester of the academic year 2003/2004. To collect the data that needed to answer the questions of the study several situations were designed: Two verbal sentences, each of them has two different meanings; two pictures for each two copies between them one difference, two pictures each of them may perceived differently and mathematical equation. The procedures of the study were performed individually, the reaction time and the kind of the subjects responses on these situations were registered. The results have revealed significant differences on reaction time among right and left users for some situations including; the differences in perception of the meanings of the sentences; distinguishing the difference between the copies of one picture, where as, the difference in time reaction was not significant for the mathematical equation.