The Impact of Integrated Activities Based on Multiple Intelligence Theory on Student Achievement

Abstract

Selecting a curriculum is not a simple process. In the first level of basic education in Turkey, teachers come across a difficult question concerning the allocation of goals and behaviours to the curricula of major courses (Domestic Sciences, Sciences, Social Sciences). This study deals with the unit “Vehicles and Traffic” in the second grade. It tries to integrate the goals and target behaviour related to Domestic Sciences, Turkish Language and Mathematics courses in terms of multiple intelligence theory. To achieve this aim, the courses are supported by work sheets, trips, observations and project activities. Student achievements in these courses are analyzed.