The Effect Of Realistic Mathematics Education Approach On The Student’s Success Of Teaching Fraction Concept In 6th Class

In this study, the effect on the student’s success of teaching fraction concept with realistic mathematics education approach and traditional teaching modal to primary school sixth graders was investigated. The study was carried out with 45 (forty five) students in the sixth grades of Terkehaliller and Şiremirçavuş Primary Schools in the second term of the 2005-2006 academic year, in a suburbian area of Bartın. There were one class of the sixth grades in the schools. By dividing the classes randomly to two an experimental and control group was formed in each class. The course that the fraction concept was taught was carried out in a teaching environment with Realistic Mathematics Education principles with the experimental group and a Traditional Education Method with the control group.According to the gained post-test points after the application, the Realistic Mathematics Education Method was meaningfully effective to the Traditional Teaching Method.