@article{2018,title={APPLYING MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE IN LIFE STUDIES COURSE: IS IT POSSIBLE TO TEACH WITH SONGS?},abstractNode={Multiple Intelligence Theory is one of the most important theories of recent times and it was highly mentioned during the big transformation of Turkish Education System in 2005. New program, referred to the “need for enjoyment” of learners/children and brought learning while being/staying a child to forefront. Within this frame, the purpose of the study is to specify the probability of a life studies course process that is based on musical intelligence. This study is appropriate for action research. Participants of the study are 63 third grade students and 7 teachers from a private school in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul. Data was collected through open-ended pre-post perception questionnaire, observation, worksheets and diaries. Content analysis were applied to data collected. This study revealed that musical intelligence based life studies course was effective to achieve the objectives. In addition, it was specified that, before the implementation, the teachers did not use songs during lessons, hesitated about the efficiency of using mere songs; their opinions changed in a positive way after the implementation.},author={Uzm. Tuğba SARGIN-- Yücel KABAPINAR},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}