Multiple intelligence basis education`s effect on student`s success, permanence and attitude of learned knowledge in primary school`s 6th class students understanding the issue of five senses

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Multiple IntelligencesTheory compared to Traditional Method on primary school?s 6th class studentssuccess, permanence and attıtude of the issue of ?Five Senses? .In thıs study; pre-test and post-test control group designed was used. Thisstudy was caaried out with the students learning on the 6th class in AfyonkarahisarDinar Akgün Primary School and with the students learning on the 6th class inAfyonkarahisar Dinar Uluköy Primary School during the 2005-2006 educationperiod.Research has been performed during approximately three weeks as three classhours per week with total 43 students. While courses are performed TraditionalMethod in cotrol group , in experiment group courses which are prepared accordingto multiple intelligence are performed. Courses in both groups are performed byresearcher.At the beginnig of study, it was applied Advance Information Test so as todetermine advance information in both groups and Achievement Test so asdetermine students notional percieve and theorical information on the issue ?FiveSenses? and Attıtude Test so as to determine students? attitude towards science . TheAchievement Test was applied after carriying out the lessons which were preparedaccording to the lesson plans based onthe Traditional Teaching Method and MultipleIntelligences Theory. Furthermore Achievement Test was applied one month afterapplication of latest test for both class students so as to determine permenance ofknowledge.Data collected consequence of the study was evulated by using SPSSprogram (Statiscal Package for Social Science ). In the performed analyses One-Way Anova, Paired Samples t-Test and Pearson Corelation were used. Results wereevulated .05 signifiance level.Consequently in this research, it was seen that Multiple Intelligence Theorywas became significantly usefull 6th class students success, permanence and attıtudeof the issue of ?Five Senses? .Key Words: Multiple Intelligences, Science Education, Five Senses.