Research Article
An Analysis of Verbal Numerical Aptitude: An Untold Story of Students in West Sumatera
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.17-10-2019.2289751, author={Yeni Afrida and Absharini Kardena and Gema Hista Medika and Fadhilla Yusri}, title={An Analysis of Verbal Numerical Aptitude: An Untold Story of Students in West Sumatera}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st EAI Bukittinggi International Conference on Education, BICED 2019, 17-18 October, 2019, Bukititinggi, West Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BICED}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={verbal numerical aptitude gender}, doi={10.4108/eai.17-10-2019.2289751} }- Yeni Afrida
Absharini Kardena
Gema Hista Medika
Fadhilla Yusri
Year: 2019
An Analysis of Verbal Numerical Aptitude: An Untold Story of Students in West Sumatera
BICED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.17-10-2019.2289751
Abstract
Gender is believed to be one of factors that influence verbal aptitude and numerical aptitude. However, nowadays there are findings which reveal and seem breaking this belief. This research was conducted to prove the concepts related to gender in relation to the verbal aptitude and also numerical aptitude. The data of the research were collected from 633 respondents who are male and female. The research was used non parametric test by using U-test which found Sig 2 tailed 0,846 on verbal aptitude and 0,081 on numerical aptitude. The results of this study is there is no significant difference among verbal aptitude and numerical aptitude on male and female. Furthermore, it is assumed that the concept related to the difference of verbal and numerical aptitude cannot be generalized and it could be appeared on certain culture only.
