A proposed model for teaching science based on the theories of information processing and mental schemas and its impact on developing visual thinking and decision-making skills among middle school students أنموذج مقترح لتدريس العلوم قائم على نظريتي تجهيز المعلومات والمخططات العقلية وأثره في تنمية مهارت التفكير البصري واتخاذ القرار لدى طلاب المرحلة المتوسطة

Authors

Ibrahim Ahmed Al Farhan Associate Professor of Curriculum and Science Teaching Methods, King Khalid UniversityFollow
Munif Nasser Muhammad Al-Otaibi Bisha Governorate Educational Supervisor, Department of Education, Bisha GovernorateFollow

Abstract

The research aimed at identifying the effect of a proposed model for teaching science based on the theories of information processing and mind mapping and its impact on developing visual thinking skills and decision-making skills among intermediate school students. A quasi-experimental approach was used with two-groups. The research sample was randomly selected from two independent schools where 26 students from Anjal Bisha intermediate school were assigned as an experimental group, and 27 students from Talha Ibn Obaidellah intermediate school were assigned as a control group. Pre-post visual thinking skills test and a decision-making skill test were administered, resulting in building the proposed model that composed of the following six stages. Findings of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) between the experimental group students' means scores and control groups in the visual thinking skills and the decision-making skills post-tests in favor of the experimental group

Recommended Citation

Al Farhan, Ibrahim Ahmed Associate Professor of Curriculum and Science Teaching Methods and Muhammad Al-Otaibi, Munif Nasser Bisha Governorate Educational Supervisor (2024) "A proposed model for teaching science based on the theories of information processing and mental schemas and its impact on developing visual thinking and decision-making skills among middle school students أنموذج مقترح لتدريس العلوم قائم على نظريتي تجهيز المعلومات والمخططات العقلية وأثره في تنمية مهارت التفكير البصري واتخاذ القرار لدى طلاب المرحلة المتوسطة," Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology: Vol. 22: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/aaru_jep/vol22/iss1/5