SQ3R fluency reading strategy has an effect uppon students' academic success, attitude towards science and problem solving skills in Science and Technology lesson

In this study It is tried to be indicated whether SQ3R fluency reading strategy has an effect upon students' academic success, attitude towards science and problem solving skills in Science and Technology lesson or not. The research was designed in the model of pre-test post-test control grouped. The sample of the research involves 4th grade students having been chosen among the students in two different classes in Akpınar in Kırşehir. The study was applied on an experimental group and a control group for ten weeks.During the application SQ3R fluency reading strategy was applied in the experimental group in Science classes and in the control group lessons were carried out according to the plans provided by the available program .The research was designed in the model of pre-test post-test control grouped. The sample of the research involves 4th grade students having been chosen among the students in two different classes in Akpınar in Kırşehir. The study was applied on an experimental group and a control group for ten weeks.During the application SQ3R fluency reading strategy was applied in the experimental group in Science classes and in the control group lessons were carried out according to the plans provided by the available program . According to the data obtained as the result of the study when students' academic success both in experimental and control group was compared with post-test points ,a meaningful difference was found in favour of experimental group in science and technology lesson with the technique of SQ3R . In other words, It is detected that the technique of SQ3R is effective on students' academic success. Also,When Students' post test results of their attitude towards Science was compared both in experimental and control group, a meaningful difference could not be found in favour of experimental group in SQ3R technique. However , a little increase was observed in post-test results of students. Being another parameter of the research ,in problem solving skills when the students' post-test results were compared both in experimental and control group any meaningful diffference could not be obtained between two groups. Once again , measurements both before and after the education application shows that the students' success in science lesson , their attitudes towards science and problem solving skills in the control and experimental group does not change statistically according to the students' gender, their parents' income statue and their fathers' profession . Key Words: Reading, Understanding what you read, Reading fluency, SQ3R Fluency reading strategy.