Document Type : Reasearch paper
Abstract
The effect of the (guided imagination) strategy towards the subject of teaching social studies methods among second-year intermediate students on achievement and attitude towards the subject.
The current research aims to identify the effect of the (guided imagination) strategy in measuring attitudes towards the subject of social teaching methods among second-year intermediate students.
In order to achieve the goal of the research: - The following hypothesis was formulated:
There are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) between the average grades of the students of the experimental group studying the subject of teaching methods according to the (active imagination) strategy and the average grades of the group’s students. The officer who studies the same subject in the usual way in the post-achievement test
There are no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) between the average scores of the students of the experimental group who study the subject of teaching methods according to the (active imagination) strategy and the average scores of the students of the control group who study the same subject in the usual way in the post-logical thinking scale test.
The researcher followed an experimental approach with partial control consisting of two groups, one experimental and the other control. The researcher defined the subject with some items in the social studies teaching methods subject to be taught in Iraq for the academic year (2023-2024) for the second intermediate grade. In light of the content of this book, a number of model teaching plans were prepared for both groups. As for the two research tools, it was a post-test consisting of (42) items of the multiple test type that measures students’ achievement in light of the goals set after its psychometric characteristics were determined. The researcher also prepared a scale to measure the deductive thinking of the research post-test consisting of (32) items sample after its psychometric characteristics were determined. The researcher used a number of Statistical tools to analyze results. Which showed the superiority of the experimental group taught using the (guided imagination) strategy over the control group taught in the usual way. In light of the conclusions reached, the research concluded with a number of suggestions and recommendations.
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