أثر مدخل STEM في تنمية مهارات التفكير الرياضي لدى تلاميذ الصف الخامس الابتدائي بمحافظة المخواة

الملخص EN

The study was aimed to explore the effectiveness of STEM learning approach in developing the mathematical thinking skills of Fifth grade primary.

The study followed the quasi-experimental design and the original study population were the sixth-grade students in AlMikhwah Province totalling (1012) students.

The sample of the study was (42) students from the sixth grade of primary school، which was chosen purposefully.

The sample was divided into two equal groups: one experimental group with (21) students and the other is the control group within which (21) students were involved.

A teacher's guide and a student's book were designed according to STEM in the unit of measurement from the mathematics book for the first semester of the Fifth grade primary-grade.

The study tool was used to test mathematical thinking skills، and the data for this test were statistically tested using t-test.

The study found that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (α≤0.01) between the mean of the intermediate measurement of the control and experimental groups in mathematical thinking skills (Induction، conclusion، symbolization، verbal mathematical problem solving، and mathematical thinking skills as a whole).

The value of (t) was respectively (7.608 ، 6.932 ، 9.069 ، 12.846 ، 14.608) - with a high impact size amounted respectively (0.59 ، 0.54 ، 0.66 ، 0.88 ، 0.84) for each skill and for the mathematical thinking as a whole.

In light of the results of the study، the researcher recommended a number of recommendations.

The most important of which is the need to pay attention to the use of STEM in the classroom environment to teach and learn mathematics in the primary stage، and to provide the necessary infrastructure for education according to this approach.