Developing a Program in Geography Subject for the Basic Sixth Grade in Light of Multiple Intelligences Theory and Measuring Its Impact on Developing Critical and Creative Thinking Skills and Students' Achievement in Private Schools in the Capital (Amman)

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a program in geography subject for the basic sixth grade in light of multiple Intelligence theory and measuring its impact on developing critical and creative thinking skills and students' achievement in private schools in the capital (Amman). To achieve the study's objectives, a program in geography subject in light of multiple intelligences theory and examine the critical and creative thinking was developed, in addition to use achievement test in geography subject. As the study sample was consisted of (50) students, they were chosen by purposive method. They were divided into two groups; one of them was randomly identified as a control group. Its members’ number was (25) students, they were taught by the usual way, as for the other group was experimental group. Its number was (25) students, they were taught by the multiple intelligences theory. The findings showed that the experimental group were taught by the multiple intelligences theory be superior to the control group. In light of those findings, the study recommended the necessity to hold training courses for the curriculum developers, educational staff and parents in terms of multiple intelligences to employ that in curriculum development and improvement.