The Effect of Intelligence Games on 5th Grade Students' Mathematics Attitudes and Academic Achievement

Öz

This study examines the effect of intelligence games on secondary school students' mathematics attitudes and academic achievement. The study was conducted with 5th grade students of a public secondary school in the centre of a province in the Mediterranean region and was based on a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups. In the experimental group, mathematics lessons were carried out with mathematics teaching in which intelligence games were integrated, while in the control group, mathematics lessons were carried out within the framework of the Ministry of Education Mathematics Curriculum. Mathematics Achievement Test and Mathematics Attitude Scale were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were analysed with SPSS statistical package programme. The results showed that there were positive changes in the mathematics attitudes and academic achievement of the students in the experimental group.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Intelligence games
• mathematics attitude
• academic achievement
• secondary school students

Zekâ Oyunlarının 5.Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Matematik Tutumları ve Akademik Başarıları Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Bu çalışma zeka oyunlarının ortaokul öğrencilerinin matematik tutumlarına ve akademik başarılarına etkisini incelemektedir. Araştırma, Akdeniz bölgesinde yer alan bir ilin merkezinde bulunan bir devlet ortaokulunun 5. sınıf öğrencileriyle gerçekleştirilmiş olup, ön test ve son test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desene dayanmaktadır. Deney grubunda matematik dersleri zeka oyunlarının entegre edildiği matematik öğretimi ile yürütülürken, kontrol grubunda matematik dersleri Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Matematik Ders Programı çerçevesinde işlenmeye devam etmiştir. Veri toplama araçları olarak Matematik Başarı Testi ve Matematik Tutum Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS istatistik paket programıyla analiz edildiğinde çıkan sonuçlar deney grubundaki öğrencilerin matematik tutumlarında ve akademik başarılarında olumlu değişiklikler olduğunu göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• matematik tutumu
• akademik başarı
• ortaokul öğrencileri
• zeka oyunları

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