Abstract:

The study was done in order to show the effect of multiple intelligence theory on students’ attitudes in geography education. The experimental research was constituted from one experimental and control group with the level of 9th class of secondary school situated in the centre of Ankara. In order to improve the reliability of the study, course teacher, students and guidance teacher were informed about multiple intelligence theory. The subject of “Outside Forces” was taught to the experimental group for 4 weeks according to the plans which was formed convenient to the principals of the multiple intelligence theory. The experimental group learning environment was enriched with activities which include all of the possible field of the intelligence and decorated with various of audio-visual tools and materials. The subject was taught to control group by their teacher with the methods of explanation and question-answer. Before and after the application, attitude scale was applied as pre-test and post-test to experimental and control groups. At the end of the research, a significant difference was determined in the favour of experimental group about the subject of “Out Side Forces” in 9th classes

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