THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHING THE ILIAD WITH MOTION PICTURES ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS

Halide Gamze Ince Yakar and Ayse Yücel Çetin
Gazi University
Turkey

This study aims to reveal the influence of teaching the Iliad with motion pictures on the academic success of Turkish tenth class students. The case study pattern is used in accordance with a qualitative research method. Percentage, frequency and arithmetic mean methods are used in the analysis of data, while SPSS 14. 0 T test is used in the analysis of significance. The experimental group watched the movie selected and shortened in relation to the Iliad during Turkish Literature course while the control group followed traditional teaching methods (plain lecturing). It is found that the academic success rates of the experimental and control groups differ in this difference is in favor of the group who watched the movie.

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