فعالية تدريس وحدة في التعبير الفني باستخدام الأسلوب التكاملي في تحصيل مادة العلوم لدى متعلمات الصف الثالث المتوسط و اتجاهاتهن نحو كل من العلوم و التربية الفنية

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The objectives of this study were to: 1) measure the effectiveness of integrating science and visual arts in a science course designed for third-year preparatory schoolgirls; 2) identify the tendencies of the learners (sample group) towards science and Art Education before and after teaching the unit and; 3) find the correlation between the achievement of the learners in the science course and their attitude toward science and art.

The procedure of the study included: (1) Choosing two preparatory classes in a school in Riyadh to form an experimental group; (2) Preparing a unit in Art Education entitled; “A Return from the Future" and; (3) Presenting the unit in the form of a competition among the learners.

Each learner was asked to draw two paintings, one expressing the present and another expressing the future after 50 years.

Each learner was asked to write a descriptive report on her works, the concepts related to the positive and the negative aspects of scientific progress and the expected effects of this progress on life in general.

The learners were guided to use their imagination in writing the reports.

The results of the study show: (1) An improvement in the learners' achievement in the science course; (2) An increase in the number of average and above average learners and a decrease in the number of below average learners; (3) A stronger motivation on the part of the learners in the science course and Art Education course and; (4) A correlation between the achievement of the learners in the science post test as well as in measuring the learners' tendencies in the science course and the Art Education course.

The paper concludes by giving a number of recommendations and suggestions for future studies in this field.