The effects of memories/future images are remembered/imagined via music on mathematics course achievement

The effects of memories/future imagies that are remembered/imagined via on mathematics course achievent. The experimental group consists of 73 students studying in 6th and 7th grade of Ovacuma Secondary School affiliated to Safranbolu as a district in Karabük Province in 2013-2014 education year. The musical interest of the students was determined through a test, Music Appreciation Test that was developed by Erten (2011), and the involuntary memories/ images in the mind were obtained through a test, Mental Time Travel Scale that was developed by Eren (2009, 2010). In addition, the 6th Grade Maths Achievement Test and the 7th Grade Maths Achievement Test were developed by the researcher as the pre-test and post-test. Along with this, maths course grades of the students in the previous year were obtained through the school administration. According to the results of the research, it was noted that that as a manipulation vehicle, music worked as a clue in the figuration of involuntary memories/images in the group in which music was used when they are compared to the control group. This kind of effect of music also helped the students to remember the memory / image in the mind in a positive way, and it was seen that this has been effective in increasing the success in the maths course by engaging the minds related to the course in the class.