مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The Effects of Activities Based on the Multiple Intelligence Theory on Students’ Academic Achievement and Retention Level

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of activities based on the multiple intelligence theory on sets on 6th grade students’ learning retention and academic achievement. With this aim a non-equivalent control group method one of the quasi-experimental methods has been used. The research was applied to Atatürk Secondary School which is in Karayazı County, Erzurum in the first term of 2012-2013 Academic Year. The experimental group and the control group consist of 17 students and 20 students respectively. While the courses were taught through activities based on multiple intelligence in the experimental group, in the control group the courses were taught by using teaching methods which were applied according to curriculum. The achievement test was used as data collection tool. Both of the groups were pre-tested and postested and in order to determine the long-term retention, the test was applied again. The data have been analyzed by using t-test of SPSS 15. And finally the research shows that there is no statistical difference between the group taught by using teaching methods which were applied according to curriculum and the group taught through activities based on multiple intelligence