Investigating the Mediating Effect of Deep Learning on General Academic Achievement

OpenAlex İngilizce

Deep learning is effective for learners to understand and associate information instead of memorizing it, making learning more meaningful and permanent, and achieving higher-level learning outcomes. Previous research has identified a relationship between academic achievement and both gender, a biological variable, and interest in the arts, a social variable. This study aims to examine the mediating effect of deep learning on the relationship between gender, interest in an art discipline, and academic achievement. The study group consisted of 1264 high school students, and data were collected using a personal information form and the Learning Approaches Inventory. As a result of the study in which path analysis was used, it was seen that both the general academic achievement averages and the mean scores of female students toward deep learning were significantly higher than male students. Students interested in an art field had significantly higher deep learning scores compared to those who were not interested, while the general academic achievement scores of students interested in an art field were found to be significantly lower. Finally, it was determined that deep learning played a mediating role in the relationship between gender and interest in art and academic achievement