The Effect of Teaching the Addition Unit Using the Activity Curriculum on Achievement and Attitude Towards Mathematics Among First-Grade Students in Karak Governorate

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effect of teaching the addition unit using the activity curriculum on achievement and attitude towards mathematics among first-grade students in al-Karak governorate. The sample of the study consisted of (30) male and female students who were chosen through purposive sample from (Al-Lajoun Basic Mixed School, and Katherba Basic Mixed School). The sample was randomly distributed into an experimental and a control group. One of them was randomly selected as a control group of (15) male and female students. The second experimental group consisted of (15) male and female students who studied using the activity approach strategy. The study was in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021 AD and it used the quasi-experimental approach. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-measurement of the achievement test of first-grade students in the addition unit in favor of the experimental group that was taught by the activity approach. There were also statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the post measurement on the attitude towards mathematics for first-grade students in favor of the experimental group. The study recommended activating and developing mathematics curricula using the activity approach. Keywords: Activity curriculum, Academic achievement, attitude. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-12-01 Publication date: April 30th 2022