الحاجة الى المعرفة و علاقتها بتحصيل مادة الجغرافية لدى طالبات الصف الخامس الأدبي

الملخص EN

The need for knowledge is one of the important human needs, as it pushes individuals to obtain more information on a permanent and continuous basis in pursuit of acquiring and increasing information.

The current research aims to : 1.

Preparing a scale of the need for knowledge in the subject of geography.

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Measuring the need for knowledge among the literary fifth grade students.

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Recognizing the relationship between the variables of the need for knowledge and the academic achievement of the students of the fifth literary grade in the subject of geography.

To achieve the objectives of this research, a tool for measuring the need for knowledge was applied to a sample of (300) female students from the research community who were randomly selected from several schools affiliated to the General Directorate of Education in Diyala / Baqubah District Center After analyzing the data, and processing it statistically using the t-test for one sample, and finding the relationship between the need for knowledge and the academic achievement of the students, the current research reached the following results : 1.

The students of the literary fifth grade are characterized and possess the need for knowledge in their academic life in the subject of geography.

2- There is a statistically significant correlation between the need for knowledge and achievement in geography for female students, and it was a positive relationship.

In light of the results of this research, the researcher reached several recommendations, including : 1- Teachers' interest in the need for knowledge and their interest in the school environment and the students' mental, psychological and social needs in order to help and encourage them to accept information, learn different skills, and search for knowledge.

2- Providing the teacher's guide books with models that show how to use the need-to know scale in other study subjects and with other variables such as chaotic behavior and divergent thinking.

To complement the requirements of the current research and to develop it, the researcher suggested a number of proposals, including the following : 1- Conducting an empirical study to find out the effect of innovative thinking methods on the level of need for knowledge among university students.

2- Building an educational program to develop the need for knowledge among primary school students in Iraq.