ÖzBu araştırmada, yedinci sınıf öğrencilerinin sentezleyen zihin beceri düzeyleri ile Matematik ve Fen Bilimleri dersleri akademik başarı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki; yüksek, orta ve düşük akademik başarı düzeyindeki öğrencilerin sentezleyen zihin beceri düzeyleri arasındaki fark incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu; SBS puanlarına göre belirlenen yüksek (n=74), orta (n=75) ve düşük (n=59) başarı düzeyinde 3 okulun 208 yedinci sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri; araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen sentezleyen zihin algı ölçeği, Matematik ve Fen Bilimleri başarı testleri ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde ortalama, standart sapma ve Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon Katsayıları hesaplanmış, açıklayıcı faktör analizi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve Scheffe Testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda; hem sentezleyen zihin beceri düzeyi ile akademik başarı düzeyleri arasında anlamlı düzeyde ilişki bulunduğu, hem de farklı akademik başarı düzeyindeki öğrencilerin sentezleyen zihin beceri düzeyleri arasında yüksek akademik başarı düzeyindeki öğrenciler lehine anlamlı farklar olduğu görülmüştür. AbstractIn this study, the relation between synthesizing mind behaviors and academic achievement levels; the difference of synthesizing mind behaviors levels in different achievement levels were investigated. The study group consisted of 208 7 th grade students in three schools (59 from below average, 75 from average and 74 from above average school) located in the central district of Ankara. The data was gathered by synthesizing mind scale and math & science examinations, developed by the researchers. For data analysis; the mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation coefficient were calculated and explanatory factor analysis, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe Test were performed. In the end, there were significant relations between the levels of students' synthesizing mind behaviors and academic achievements in math & science and the significant differences between the students' synthesizing mind behaviors in favor of above average students.Anahtar Sözcükler beş zihin alanı sentezleyen zihin matematik dersi fen bilimleri dersi Keywords five minds synthesizing mind math science

In this study, it was investigated that to what extent the 7th grade math and science students have the synthesizing mind skills. The study group was formed by students in three schools (above average, average, and below average) located in Ankara. The schools were chosen according to Level Determination Examination scores in 2012. The data was gathered by an observation form, a scenario and student interview form, developed by the researcher. During science observation, average school students show the synthesizing mind skills more than the ones in other schools; in interviews, the students of above average school defined the level of their behaviours as below average, the students of below average school defined their behaviors as above average. Except for these particular circumstances, the extent of students' synthesizing mind skills had the same characteristics as the academic grading of the schools. It was observed that the show of the synthesizing mind skills in the teaching-learning environment is largely dependent on the teachers' abilities. For this reason, teachers should be trained to develop the synthesized mind skills of students.