The effect of rolling method on development of social intelligence and academik success of the primay school 5 th class students inthe course of social studies

In this study, the effect of rolling method on development of social intelligence and academic success of the primary school 5th class students in the course of Social Studies was examined.The survey was carried out in 2008-2009 education period, in the 1st term, in Tokat Province, Almus District, in Görümlü Şehit Tuncay Çoban Primary School, on the 5th class students. Pretesting and post-testing control group experimental patterns were used in this survey. 16 students in the experiment group, and 16 students in control group, in total 32 students were involved in this survey.In the survey, ?Social Studies Success Test? which was developed by the surveyor, and ?Interpersonal Intelligence Scale? which was developed by Silvera et al, and which was translated into Turkish by Tayfun DOĞAN who is doing his master degree in Sakarya University Social Science Institute and by two instructors of English who are doing their master degree in the same university in the department of Psychological Consultancy, was used as data collection means.Before the experiment, the success test and interpersonal intelligent scale was applied to experiment and control groups. The units among the social studies course of the 5th class, ?Step by step Turkey? and ?Lets Know our Region?, was determined as the ones on which application would be done. The success test including the questions related to earnings of these units was prepared by the surveyor and the validity and safety practice was carried out.In this purpose, the scale was first applied to a small group and then Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient was calculated. The reliability of this success test was found out as 735. The studies of content, application and structure validity were carried out. During the experiment, the classes were performed with the dramas prepared as including the earnings of the units on the experiment group. On the other hand, in the control group, the same units were studied with other active learning methods. In the end of the experiment, success test and interpersonal intelligent scale were reapplied to the experiment and control groups.The values were analyzed by ?t? test in SPSS 15.0 packet programme in order to determine whether there is a considerable difference between the academic success points and social interpersonal intelligent level of the experiment and control group students.The following findings were reached as a result of the analyses:1)It was found out that there is no considerable statistical difference between the experiment and control group students according to the results of the interpersonal intelligent scale and success pretest which were applied in the survey.2)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of experiment group students between the average of interpersonal intelligent post-test points of the experiment group students on whom rolling method was used, and the average of interpersonal intelligent post test points of the control group students on whom rolling method was not used.3)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of experiment group students between the average of success post-test points of the experiment group students on whom rolling method was used, and the average of success post test points of the control group students on whom rolling method was not used.4)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of post tests between the average of interpersonal intelligent pretest points and interpersonal intelligent post test points of the experiment group students on whom rolling method was used.5)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of post tests between the average of interpersonal intelligent pretest points and interpersonal intelligent post test points of the control group students on whom rolling method was not used.6)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of post tests between the average of success pretest points and success post test points of the experiment group students on whom rolling method was used.7)It was found out that there is considerable difference in favor of post tests between the average of success pretest points and success post test points of the control group students on whom rolling method was not used.8)It was found out that there is a middle level relation between the average of success post test points and interpersonal intelligent post test points of the experiment group students on whom rolling method was used.Taking the findings of the survey into account;Some suggestion were made such as:Using rolling method by determining the appropriate subjects in the education of Social Studies course of Primary Education 5th Class,Providing the teachers with in service training by referring to the fact that teacher factor is of significance in the effective use of rolling method,Establishing dramatization laboratories or rooms where learning through role can be carried out, as rolling method enables to learn by practicing,Using the rolling method as a contemporary method in education programs.Keywords: Social Studies Education, Social Studies Success Test, Interpersonal Intelligent Scale