فعالية استخدام إستراتيجية مقترحة قائمة على الإستراتيجيات البنائية و ما وراء المعرفة لتدريس الاقتصاد المنزلي في تنمية التفكير لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الابتدائية

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Aims: The research aimed at determining the effect of a proposed strategy based on Constructivism and Metacognitive strategies to teach home economics in developing primary stage pupils’ thinking.

Tools: To achieve this aim the researcher designed the following tools: 1st primary stage home economics content, teacher’s guide, pupils’ activities notebook, a list of thinking skills included four kinds of thinking skills that can he developed through the proposed strategy, and were as follows (observing skill' comparing skill- deducting skill- remembering skill), and pre/ post thinking test.

Methodology: The research adopted the quasi experimental design.

Sample: The sample consisted of 32 1st primary stage pupils, they represent the experimental group in Ahmed Kamel primary school in Burkin village, Sinbillawain Center, Dakahlia Governorate.

The research was limited to the first unit (Lovable child of all people) and the second unit (what we eat), two representing the content of Home Economics for the first semester.

The pre thinking test was applied on the sample.

Then, the researcher taught them the new home economics content with the proposed strategy using the teacher’s guide.

After that the post thinking test was applied.

The data was analyzed statistically.

Results: The results of the research assured that there is a statistically significant difference at 0.01 between the pre and post application of the thinking test in favor of the post application which shows the high level of pupils of the experimental group increased significantly when compared to their level in the pre thinking test, and the proposed strategy was effective in developing primary stage pupils’ thinking, The research recommend the importance of attention to developing thinking skills in Home Economics, for various education stages, especially primary stage, through the use of Constructivism strategies and Metacognition.