To investigation of the effect of Montessori education method on the academic achievement of the students in the 1'st grade mathematics lesson in the field of learning natural numbers

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the application of MEB education program and Montessori Education method in the first grade mathematics lesson in the field of learning natural numbers on the academic achievement and persistence of learning of the students. The dependent variable of the research is the academic achievement of the students and the independent variable is the Montessori Education method. The participants are 40 first grade students studying at Akçakiraz Yüzbaşı Primary School and Şehit Piyade Binbaşı Zafer Kılıç Primary School and who were matched according to their success prior to the research. In this study, quantitative research method was used.Pretest-posttest control group design was used. Pre-test, post-test, retention test and personal information form were used as data collection tools. Pre-test before application and retention test five weeks after the end of applicationwere applied. In the analysis of the data obtained; Kruskal Wallis H Test, Mann Whitney U Test and Dependent Sample t-Test were applied. As a result of the analysis, it was concluded that the academic success of the students in the Mathematics course Natural Numbers, which was organized by Montessori Education method, was more effective than the Ministry of Education program.It was seen that Montessori Education Method has positive effects on permenant learning. Key Words: Montessori Education, Mathematics Education, Primary School