The views of 7th grades and their mathematics teachers on the 2005 elementary mathematics program?s measurement tools

The aim of this study was to investigate the elementary school math teachers? awareness and practicing levels of measurement tools in 2005, 7th grade math program and the opinions of the both teachers and their students in 7th grade about practicing these measurement tools in program. In this research, survey method was applied. Sample of the research included 62 math teachers and their 928 students in 7th grade from elementary schools in the center of Afyonkarahisar city. Two questionnaires was used for getting data. The first of these questionnaires is the one which aims to determine the awareness levels of the teachers about the measurement tools and the second one aims to determine the opinions of the teachers and the students about the practicing level of these tools. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (percentage and frequency), independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA. The results obtained in this research are as follows: Teachers were generally aware of the measurement tools in 2005 math program, well. Besides, the measurement tools best known by teachers was ?classical questions? takes place in classical measurement tools and the one least known was ?mathematics journals? takes place in alternative measurement tools. Also, results showed that there were no significant differences depending on genders among the teachers about their awareness levels of measurement tools but statically significant differences were found depending on genders among the teachers about the awareness of alternative measurement tools. Male teachers? awareness on homework types and classical measurement tools was more positive than female teachers? but oppositely less in awareness of alternative measurement tools. A significant difference was found among teachers? awareness of measurement tools when we compared their seniorities in teaching. So, less experienced teachers had more information about measurement tools than more experienced teachers. Also, it was seen that teachers generally used the measurement tools in7th grade math program of 2005. When we investigated the teachers? opinions about usage of measurement tools, we saw that there was an inverse proportion between seniority and practicing level. If seniority becomes more, usage of measurement tools becomes less. Also, it was found that the opinions of the students about measurement tools used by their teachers were generally positive and there were no significant differences depends on genders. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between the teachers? and the students? opinions about usage of alternative measurement tools but teachers? opinions were in higher level than the students? about homework types and usage of classical measurement tools.Key Words: Mathematics, program, assessment tools, elementary school, 7th grades.