The Effect of Using History of Mathematics in Mathematics Lessons on Mathematics Attitude

In this study, the effect of the use of mathematical history in mathematics lessons on students' attitudes towards mathematics was examined. In the process of obtaining data in the study, pre-test/post-test unequal control group model, which is evaluated as a semi-experimental design from experimental designs, was used. The research was conducted with 39 eighthgrade students and a middle school mathematics teacher in two different branches in a secondary school in Erzincan. As a result of students applying mathematical history in the study, a scale was used to examine the math attitudes of middle school students in order to examine the change in attitudes towards mathematics. The obtained data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 18) program. In the analysis of the data, related tests were used according to normality test results and necessary evaluations were made. Mathematical attitude has been gathered under four factors as interest, anxiety, work and necessity. When the findings are examined, it is understood that applying the history of mathematics affects the attitude toward mathematics course positively.