Using multi-criteria decision making methods in selecting the ideal social club in secondary school according to multiple intelligence theory

Today, it is important to benefit from technological developments in the field of education as in every field and to use technological innovations in the decisions to be taken. The aim of this study is to utilize the developing technology and MultiCriteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods in determining student clubs that will support the development and progress of middle school students and to provide convenience for students and educators. The study was conducted with 232 middle school students in Isparta province and club advisor teachers working in Isparta. The results of the integration of various methods were evaluated in order to determine the most ideal student club according to eight different multiple intelligence areas of students using the AНР, ВАНР, TOPSIS and BTOPSIS methods from the MCDM methods. Among the integrated methods that make club suggestions for students, the methods that give the closest results to each other were BAHP-TOPSIS and BAHPBTOPSIS. In the study where the club request levels of the students were determined, the method that suggested the most suitable clubs for the students' requests and the request levels showed that BAHP and BTOPSIS were the first with 87%, BAHP and TOPSIS with 86%, and AHP and TOPSIS with 84%. The methods that gave the clubs in the first three places with the highest accuracy were found to be BAHP-TOPSIS with 80% and BAHP-BTOPSIS with 79%. When we look at the first five suggestions, it is seen that the BAHP-BTOPSIS method has the highest rate with 74%. ВАHРTOPSIS is the second with 73%. Thus, it is concluded that fully fuzzy and semi-fuzzy methods are more effective in making group decisions and solving problems involving uncertain situations compared to classical methods. Key Words: MCDM, Education, Multi-criteria decision making, Fuzzy method, АНР, TOPSIS