فاعلية النمذجة الرياضية في تدريس وحدة مقترحة على التحصيل وتنمية التفكير الإبداعي لدى تلميذات الصف الثامن الأساسي بالنادرة

الملخص EN

The present study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of mathematical modelling in teaching a proposed unit on academic achievement and promoting creative thinking among grade (8) female students in Al-Nadira.

The two researchers followed the quasi-experimental approach, which consisted of a control group and an experimental group with a pre-post-test.

Sample of the study consisted of (68) students form grade (8) in Wadi Bana School, which was divided into two equal groups, i.e., control and experimental groups.

In order to achieve the aim of the study, a unit was proposed, a teacher’s manual was prepared, and an academic achievement test was prepared as well for the knowledge levels (remembering, understanding, and application).

A creative thinking test was also constructed for fluency, flexibility, and originality skills.

Results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of students of the two groups in the academic achievement and creative thinking posttests in favor of the experimental group.

In addition, there is a statistically significant direct correlated relationship between academic achievement and creative thinking in mathematics.

In the light of the results, the re searchers recommend that it is necessary to include mathematical model ling in mathematics curriculum, plus suggesting that similar studies should be conducted to investigate teaching in other learning stages/levels.