Abstract
This research aimed to detect the level of scientific thinking skills in science among female students of third-intermediate grade in the schools of Annahdah Office, Eastern Riyadh city. The researcher used the descriptive survey methodology which included two main tools: Scientific Thinking Skills Scale which was applied on a sample of (673) female students and divided into three themes: the skill of doubt in information before acceptance, the skill of logical reasoning of information, the skill of reliance on empirical evidence to judge information. And a questionnaire that included science female teachers` perspectives regarding the level of female students practice of scientific thinking skills, and was applied on a sample of (80) science female teachers. Results showed that the level of practicing scientific thinking skills in science among female students of third-intermediate grade was low based on the scale results. Where the level of practicing skills of doubt of information before acceptance was (71%), The level of practicing skills of logical reasoning of information was (29%). The level of practicing skills of reliance on empirical evidence to judge information was (32%). Results of the questionnaire showed that the level of practicing scientific thinking skills among 9th female students was also high from the science teachers` perspectives. Where the level of the teachers` perspectives of the student skills of doubt of information before acceptance was (63%), the skills of logical reasoning of information was (85%) and the skills of reliance on empirical evidence to judge information was (66%). The research concluded a number of recommendations, the most important are: constructing enrichment materials and programs that aim to the development of scientific thinking skills among female students.
Highlights
The knowledge inflation and the rapid development achieved by countries in the technology field is nothing but a product of a human intellectual activity, and this is what prompts all educational institutions in all those countries to direct this activity towards working to provide the learner with the skill of thinking
The community of research consisted of all students and teachers of science in the third intermediate grade in the schools affiliated to Al-Nahda Education Office in eastern Riyadh, and their number was (5646) female students, and their teachers were (113) female teachers
To answer the main question: What is the practice level of the scientific thinking skills in science by third intermediate grade students? Frequencies, percentages, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation were used in the themes of the scientific thinking skills scale and the questionnaire in general
Summary
The knowledge inflation and the rapid development achieved by countries in the technology field is nothing but a product of a human intellectual activity, and this is what prompts all educational institutions in all those countries to direct this activity towards working to provide the learner with the skill of thinking. In other words, he learns how to think, and to be able to discover scientific facts and understand natural phenomena, and how and why it occur.
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