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The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between algebraic thinking levels of 7thgrade students and their intelligence domains. For this purpose, the study was based on the relational model. The participants of the study consist of 297 students from five different schools in Batman city center during the 2010–2011 Education Year Spring Semester. Of the participants, 156 (%52.5) were girls and 141 (%47.5) were boys. Algebraic Thinking Test has been employed to detect algebraic thinking levels of students. This test developed by Hart vd. (1998) and was adapted to Turkish by Altun (2005). Multiple Intelligence Inventory adapted to Turkish by Oral (2001) to assess students’ intelligence domains. During the research, it is determined that a statistically meaningful and positive relationship between logical, verbal, musical intelligences and algebraic thinking levels. No significant relationship was found between students’ algebraic thinking levels and their visual, physical, social, internal and naturalistic intelligence.

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