Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of fifth grade elementary school students towards performance tasks according to their academic success and enthusiasm levels for the courses they take (Turkish, Mathematics, Social Sciences and Science and Technology). In the study, fifth grade students from 10 elementary schools were divided into upper and lower groups of 27% with regard to their academic success. Whether there was a significant difference between the attitude points of the 228 students from both groups towards performance tasks according to their academic success and enthusiasm levels for the courses was examined through MANOVA method. Following the analysis, a significant difference was found in the attitude points of the students according to their academic success in all courses. Furthermore, no significant difference was found in the attitude points of the students according to their enthusiasm levels for the Turkish and Social Sciences courses, but there was a significant difference between the attitude points of the students according to their enthusiasm levels for Mathematics and Science and Technology courses. Especially, the point averages of the students with higher academic success and a marked enthusiasm for the Mathematics and Science and Technology courses regarding the contribution aspect of the attitude scale to success are much higher than those with lower academic success and less or no enthusiasm for the related courses. Another finding of the study is that the attitude points of the students with higher academic success but different levels of enthusiasm for a given course are higher in favor of the group who like the course.
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