Abstract:

In this study the effectiveness of a guidance program prepared by researchers to improve the problem solving skill, which is an important part of development in many areas, from academic life to daily life, is investigated. The research is a model of pre-test and post-test experiment with control group. The sample of this study is 20 students selected from 9. grade students of İstanbul Kü- çükçekmece Halkalı Mehmet Akif Ersoy High School. Problem Solving Inventory which was adapted to Turkish by Şahin, Şahin and Heppner (1993) was used in this study. To analyze the data, Non-Parametric Mann Whitney U and Non-Parametric Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. According to the result of this study, it is found that significant difference in problem solving skills of students who attended the training program by the side of students not attending the program.  

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