The Effect of Realistic Mathematics Education on 7th Grade Students’ Achievements in Multiplication of Integers

Abstract

Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is a mathematics education approach found by Hans Freudenthal to find answers to the need to reform the teaching and learning of mathematics and a domain-specific instruction theory for mathematics education. In this research, the effects of realistic mathematics education (RME) were investigated in 7th grade students’ achievements on multiplication of integers. The resea rch wa s ca rried out with two different groups of the seventh grade pupils of Saltukbey Primary School in Erzurum. Pre and post-test with control group design were applied in the research. In the analysis of the data, mean, standard deviation and the t test in independent groups were used. Results of this study showed that the experiment group carried out RME approach while the control group carried out conventional teaching approach. Furthermore, it was found that there had been a significant difference in favor of experiment group.