It is a research which indicates the relation between the students? interest in the history lessons and their history lesson?s success during the university entrance exam

Formal training institutions are the places where individuals start to get education according to a designed plan and a program in a given system. Societies have to maintain their studies in the frame of a specific plan and program in order to reach their idealized educational goals. This way it is aimed for the individuals to be educated as successful citizens who will make themselves and the society happy. The programs which are prepared to reach these goals are followed.There is no doubt that this designed curriculum will affect the students? learning and thereby their success. However, there are also some other aspects which affect the learning and the success of the students. These aspects can be teachers, teaching environment, family, physical and psychological features, health, etc. One of the most important features of learning existence is the readiness of the learner. Readiness of the learner contains not only the enough maturity for learning but also the enthusiasm and the eagerness of the student in learning. The more the students are eager to learn, the easier and the faster they will learn.This thesis aimed to investigate the relationship between students? success in history lesson and their attitudes towards history lesson. To this end, a research was conducted on a sample of students who studied in the verbal division of private school. In the research firstly a test was conducted to the students in order to assess their success in history lesson, and then a scale was used for evaluating their attitudes towards history lesson. Research results showed a significant relationship between students? success in history lesson and attitudes towards the history lesson.