The Effect of Differentiated Instruction on Mathematical Attitudes and Achievements of Third Grade Primary School Learners

This study has been carried out in order to define the effects of differentiated instruction method on the mathematical attitudes and achievements of primary school third grade learners. . It is designed on semi-experimental model with pretest and posttest control group. The population of the study consists of 3rd grade public primary school students educating at low socio-economic level in Ceyhan county of Adana province. The data has been collected by using “Mathematics Achievement Test” and “Mathematics Attitude Scale”. In order to compare the test scores of the students before and after the experiment, an independent group t-test was used. According to the data obtained at the end of the study, a statistically significant difference was found in favor of the experimental group in terms of achievement test posttest and retention scores. However, it was concluded that there was no significant difference between the students in the experimental group and the students before and after the experime