فاعلية برنامج للتفكير المجرد لتنمية مهارة حل المشكلات المجتمعية لطالبات المرحلة الجامعية

Abstract EN

The present study aimed at providing a program in abstract thinking for developing societal problem solving skill among university level female students, using the brainstorming strategy through the activation of their mental processes and the development of thinking skills and types such as the divergent, the creative and the six hats.

The program, which included 24 training sessions, was designed for the study sample.

It consisted of 100 female students from the literary and scientific departments in Faculty of Education, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.

It was divided into two groups: control (n= 50) and experimental (n= 50).

Four scales were applied to the study sample.

Appropriate statistical techniques were used.

The study findings revealed that the designed program was effective and had a significant high effect on the study sample.

This result was also assured during the follow-up period.