EFFECTS OF THE 4MAT SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION ON ACHIEVEMENT TOWARD GEOGRAPHY OF NINTH GRADERS
Purpose of the research; is to determine the effect of the 4MAT system of instruction on the achievement of the students in geography teaching. In the study, quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test control group was applied. In the quasi-experimental method used in the research, the independent variable is examined in the experimental group. The study group of the researchers consisted of 168 students from four classes studying in the ninth grade of two high schools in Ankara in 2002-2003 academic year fall semester. Experimental and control groups were determined by random sampling method, one class of both high schools was determined as experiment and the other class was determined as control group. The research was completed in a total of 8 weeks, 2 hours per week. The experimental and control groups were equalized in terms of gender and pre-test scores. Two-factor ANOVA was used for repeated measures on the single factor that the subject changes observed after the experiment showed a significant difference according to the results of the experiment in the Atmosphere and Climate Unit achievement scores of the students who were subjected to the two different analyzes in the analysis of the data. The data obtained from the research has reached the conclusion that the 4MAT teaching system increases the academic achievement significantly and is more successful than the traditional teaching.

Keywords
Geography teaching, high school, 4MAT system of instruction, academic achievement,