درجة استعداد الطلبة المتفوقين لأولمبياد الرياضيات

Abstract EN

He purpose of this study is to explore the readiness degree of gifted students for the math's Olympiad, to know the ef ect of sex, type of school, and the directorate of education in readiness degree of gifted students for math's Olympiad.

The study sample consists of (207) (male and female) students of the first scientific secondary grade, whose average in math level one was not less than 95 % in the first semester of the year 2009 \ 2010 chosen by purposeful method from students of Zarqa governorate.

To answer the study questions, test prepared (called math's Olympiad) in the level of students in the middle stage, consists of (20) questions, measures the students competence in the four mental upper levels according to blooms: application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

The questions of math's Olympiad have been divided into four levels: basic, nearly proficient, proficient, and advanced according to the students competence.

The questions of the test covered three of the subjects of mathematics: algebra, geometry and numbers.

By using the suitable statistical analysis, the results were as follows: 1.

The level of students performance appeared below desired level.

The percentage of students answers of the test was (42.02 %).

2.

The students of the sample appeared medium scientific knowledge in the most of domains of the study ; it also showed that the level of students performance is un even.

3.

The statistical analysis of sex, type of school, and the directorate ef ect on students performance revealed : - There was a significant dif erence (•=0.05) between males and females on the whole test in favor of males.

- No significant dif erence (•=0.05) between males and females according to subject test (geometry).

While there was a significant dif erence according to the subject test (algebra, numbers) in favor of males.

- No significant dif erence (• = 0.05) between males and females according to students competence answer (nearly proficient, proficient).

While there was a significant dif erence in (basic, advanced) in favor of males.

- There was a significant dif erence (• = 0.05) according to the type of school on the whole test and all of test subjects in favor of king Abdullah ²² school for excellence.

- No significant dif erence (• = 0.05) according to supervising organization on schools (directorate of education) on whole test, and all the test subjects.

In the light of results of the study, the two researchers recommended to continuity of mathematics curriculum development of the basic stage, and to take care of developing teachers professionally.

The two researchers also recommended to apply similar studies on other samples of study communities in Jordan.