Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of teaching implementations based on multiple intelligence theory on students’ reading comprehension skills in primary school. In the study, experimental model of pre-test and post-test with control group have been used. The group of study has been composed of 7. class students of second grade in Sancaklar Primary School which is dependent on Public Education Management in Siirt. Experiment and control groups are composed of these students. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, appropriate class activities have been prepared for the teaching applications based on Multiple Intelligence Theory. These activities have been implemented according to students’growth and learning levels. On the purpose of determining the effects of teaching implementations based on multiple intelligence theory on students’ reading comprehension skills not only quantitative but also qualitative means of data collections have been put into account. The quantitative data collections have been obtained by the readiness test of Turkish language course and test of reading comprehension. The qualitative data of study, has been collected by making use of interview form providing teachers and students’ views regarding the learning and teaching process. According to the results obtained from the quantitative and qualitative data, it has been appointed that The teaching applications based on Multiple Intelligence Theory in primary school have been more effective on increasing the levels of student’s reading comprehension. By means of the effectiveness of the teaching implementations based on multiple intelligence theory on developing students’ reading comprehension skills, It was determined that the quantitative data of the study, the qualitative data based on the views of the teachers and students, and the research results on the multiple intelligence theory’s effectiveness in teaching all corresponds to eachother.

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