The effect of using songs on the student's academic success, attitude and vocabulary in primary school maths lessons

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of using songs in primary school mathematics lessons on students' achievement, attitudes towards mathematics and their mathematical vocabulary sets.Quantitative research method and correspondingly pre-test post-test semi experimental design was used in the study. The study was conducted with 50 2nd grade students included in experimental (N=25) and control (N=25) groups, in public schools in 2015-16 academic year in İzmir. During the study, the subject of "Multiplication in Counting Numbers" was instructed via the songs composed by the researcher in experimental group and normal instruction was used in control group. For data collection achievement test developed by the researcher and attitude test by Peter Aşkar (1986) were used. Also, students were made to write stories to determine mathematical vocabulary sets of the students at the end of the study. Data were analyzed by SPSS 15.0. For the results of study, it was seen that using songs in the instruction of "Multiplication in Counting Numbers" has significant effect on students' achievement and permanence of acquired knowledge. Furthermore, there found a significant difference on behalf of experimental group in students' attitudes towards mathematics and development of mathematical vocabulary sets. KEYWORDS: Mathematics Instruction In Primary School, Songs, Achievement,Attitudes, Vocabulary Sets