The Effect of Realistic Mathematics Education on Primary School Students’ Mathematical Gain: A Meta-Analysis Study
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the use of Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) approach in teaching mathematical concepts in early childhood and elementary school students. A meta-analysis method was used to systematically examine the results of experimental studies published in the last twenty-three years. The National Thesis Center, Scopus, Web of Science and DOAJ databases were scanned, and a total of 16 studies identified that met the inclusion criteria. A total of 26 effect size values were calculated from 16 individual studies. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) program was used to calculate the value of the Hedges g coefficient. The analysis results revealed that the overall effect size (d=0.822) had a significant positive effect. In the light of this information, it was concluded that RME-based teaching had a positive effect on the student's mathematical learning. It is recommended that mathematics instruction in primary schools should be enriched with the RME approach.