أثر استخدام إستراتيجية خرائط العقل في اكتساب المفاهيم التاريخية و تنمية مهارات التفكير الإبداعي لدى طلاب المرحلة المتوسطة في المدينة المنورة

Abstract EN

This study aimed to investigate the effect of using mind-maps strategy on intermediate school students’ acquisition of historical concepts and their creative thinking skills in Madinah Munawarah.

The study made use of a quasi-experimental research design.

A number of first grade intermediate school students based in Madinah Munawarah were selected and divided into two groups: control and experimental.

The experimental group students were taught through using mind-mapping strategy while their control group counterparts were taught through the conventional method.

Data were collected through a test of historical concepts and a test of creative thinking skills, both designed by the researcher.

Analysis of the pre-and post tests showed statistically significant difference at the level of .o5 between the average mean scores of students of both groups in favour of the experimental group students.

Findings of data analysis posed a set of recommendations related to the social studies textbooks design, the importance of including mind mapping in the teaching of social studies and the training of teachers on the using mind maps.