The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of multiple
intelligences based instruction on sixth grade students& / #65533 / science achievement, and
attitudes towards science.
This experimental research was conducted in the 2nd term of 2002 & / #65533 / 2003
educational year with sixth graders in METU Ankara College Primary School, and
lasted for three weeks. A randomly chosen class was assigned to the experimental
group and instructed by Multiple Intelligences Science Instruction, and the other
randomly chosen class was assigned to the control group and instructed by
Traditionally Designed Science Instruction. A total 50 students& / #65533 / scores were used for the analyses. Two classes were instructed with the same teacher. The
background of the teacher was sufficient to apply multiple intelligences teaching
strategies from the seminars that the teacher had been participated.
The measuring tools were Science Achievement Test and Science Attitude
Scale. Also an interview were made with the teacher of the groups. The pilot study
was conducted with 57 sixth grade students in Atatü / rk Primary School in Nigde.
According to the results of the pilot study, some questions were revised in Science
Achievement Test. Science Achievement Test and Science Attitude Scale were
administered twice as pretest before the treatment and as posttest after the treatment
to both groups to assess and compare the effectiveness of two different types of
instruction utilized in science teaching.
The data obtained from the posttests were analyzed by statistical techniques
of multivariate analyses of covariance (MANCOVA). Results of the statistical
analyses indicated that multiple intelligences science instruction was more effective
than traditionally designed science instruction with respect to science achievement.
However, the statistical analyses failed to show any significant differences between
the experimental and control group& / #65533 / s attitudes towards science. The teacher of the
groups had positive views and opinions about the implementation of the theory.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/1005867/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2004 |
| Creators | Akbas, Aydin |
| Contributors | Sancar, Mehmet |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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