Assessment of effectiveness of performance tasks applied on 4th and 5th grades in primary schools in point of teachers' opinions

This study aims to investigate teacher opinions about problems of performance tasks as a measure leaning aganist constructivisim programme from 2005-2006. Universe of search consist of fourth and fifth grades working in Malatya. Data were gathered by administering a questionnaire develop by the researcher to the participating teachers. Realibity coefficient of the questionnaire was estimated by using alpha coefficient; and the resulting value was 0.92. Data were computerized and analyzed by using SPSS 10.00 for windows. Scrutinized in terms of distribution, data were analyzed through compatible statistical methods.According to findings of research doesn?t improve students information and skills, parents of students can?t afford to buy things that wanted, tasks are made by parents because of this reason students are lack of self confidence, students prepare the tasks by using internet without using affort, students don?t notice that tasks contribute to them. In addition to that, performance tasks help students researching and thinking, improve hand skills, this increases the students interest being lazy. Also performance tasks connects between schools and parents, like these positive findings were attained.